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Fetishes > Minkisi

Terme préférentiel

Minkisi  

Définition

  • 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. [AAT]

Concept générique

Synonyme(s)

  • Minkishi
  • Nkishi
  • Nkisi

Notation

  • 309205

Traductions

  • français

  • Minkishi
  • Nkishi
  • Nkisi

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JLC-T7JJRG5T-H

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