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minkisi (fetish figures, <sculpture by function>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Sculpture used to contain potent medicines that are associated with spiritual or healing power, often taking the form of carved wooden figures or assemblages of objects, such as bundles, shells, pots, and amulets. Originating in the Congo region of Africa, their use in divination, protection, and healing rites has been carried to Cuba, Haiti, Brazil, and the American South.
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| Terms: |
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| minkisi (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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| minkisi (Portuguese-P,D,L,PN)
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| minkisi (Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
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| minkisi (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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| nkisi (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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| nkisi (Portuguese,AD,U,SN)
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| nkishi (C,U,English,UF,U,U)
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| 尼奇席神奇人像 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U)
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| 剛果的雕塑品 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U)
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| ní qǐ xí shén qǐ rén xiàng (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U)
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| ni qi xi shen qi ren xiang (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U)
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| ni ch'i hsi shen ch'i jen hsiang (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U)
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| Minkisi (C,U,German-P,D,B)
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| bandeja usada en la adivinación (C,U,Spanish,AD,U,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.VC |
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.... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name) (G) |
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........ Visual Works (hierarchy name) (G) |
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............ visual works (works) (G) |
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................ <visual works by material or technique> (G) |
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.................... sculpture (visual works) (G) |
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........................ <sculpture by function> (G) |
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............................ fetish figures (G) |
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................................ minkisi (G) |
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| Chinese (traditional) ..... 含有與精神或療愈力量相關的有效藥品的雕塑，通常採用木雕人像或物件組合的樣式，例如包裹、貝殼、鍋盆和護身符。起源於非洲的剛果地區，他們用於占卜、防護和治療等儀式，並已流傳到了古巴、海地、巴西和美國南部。 |
| Dutch ..... Beeldhouwwerken, gebruikt om krachtige medicijnen in te bewaren die in verband worden gebracht met spirituele of genezende krachten, vaak in de vorm van houten figuurtjes of samengestelde objecten zoals bundels, schelpen, potten en amuletten.Ze zijn oorspronkelijk afkomstig uit de Afrikaanse Congo, maar het gebruik ervan in waarzeggings-, beschermings- en genezingsriten is ook verspreid naar Cuba, Haïti, Brazilië en het zuiden van Amerika. |
| German ..... Skulptur, die als Gefäß für starke Arzneimittel verwendet und mit spiritueller und heilender Kraft assoziiert wird, oft in Form einer geschnitzten Holzfigur oder einer Zusammenstellung von Objekten, wie Gebinden, Muscheln, Töpfen und Amuletts. Stammt aus der Region Kongo in Afrika, ihre Verwendung zur Weissagung, zum Schutz und für Heilungsriten ist nach Kuba, Haiti, Brasilien und in den Süden Amerikas getragen worden. |
| Portuguese ..... Esculturas usadas para colocar remédios potentes que são associados com poder espiritual ou de cura, frequentemente na forma de figuras de madeira esculpidas ou assemblagles de objetos como pacotes, conchas, potes e amuletos. Oriundas da região do Congo, África, seus usos em ritos de cura, divinação e proteção têm alcançado Cuba, Haiti, Brasil e América do Sul. |
| Spanish ..... Esculturas usadas para contener medicinas poderosas que son asociadas con poderes espitiruales y curativos, a menudo tomando la forma de figuras talladas de madera o ensamblaje de objetos, tal como fardos, conchas, potes y amuletos. Originarios de la región de África del Congo, su uso en ritos de adivinación, protección y curación han sido llevados a Cuba, Haiti, Brasil y América del Sur. |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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[CDBP-SNPC Preferred, GCI Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred, VP-intern Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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AATA database (2002-) 126263 checked 26 January 2012 |
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Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- AFRART - - 10/97 |
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Grove Dictionary of Art (1996) XVIII, 219 |
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Lopes. Nas trilhas históricas dos símbolos religiosos da arte negra (2016) 128 |
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MatrizNet (2010) "accession number: AL.054"; "figura relicário", accessed on 27 April 2021 |
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Portuguese Translation Intern Project (2020-) |
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Res (1981-) Vol. 25, 125, MacGaffey, Wyatt. "African Objects and the Idea of Fetish" 25 (Spring) 1994 |
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TAA database (2000-) |
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