Mintadi

Esquema

Getty AAT: Objects Facet

Jerarquía

Visual and Verbal Communication (Hierarchy Name) > Visual Works (Hierarchy Name) > visual works > <visual works by material or technique> > sculpture (visual work) > <sculpture by function> > funerary sculpture

Descripción

Carved figures, usually of steatite, produced by the Kongo peoples of northern Angola and lower Congo, for the purpose of serving as watchmen over the deceased.

Subcategorías

URI original del concepto

http://vocab.getty.edu/aat/300262565

Otros términos

  • ntadi [en]