"Ntadi" figure
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"Ntadi" figure
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Published 2018-11-14T16:45:23+00:00
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The stone used for this sculpture is relatively soft, so the artist could carve it almost as easily as wood. The figure was placed outside to demarcate the land of a clan, embellish the grave of a chief, and celebrate the legacy of the past. It represents a chief, recognizable by his hat, which once displayed four leopard claws (now missing), and his pensive pose—known as fumani, or “thinker of sad things”—which symbolizes wisdom, thoughtfulness, and authority.
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| Date published | 14/11/2018 |
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| Title | "Ntadi" figure |
| Date | 19th century |
| Dimension | 58.74cm × 27.31cm × 15.24cm |
| Accession | 2017.28 |
| Medium | Stone |
| Credit | The Mary Ruth Weisel Endowment for Africa, Oceania, and the Americas |
| Record | https://collections.artsmia.org/art/126818/ntadi-figure-kongo |
| Artist | Unknown artist |
| Place | Minneapolis Institute of Art |
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