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	Nkisi歌耶人的恋物癖人物；中非刚果民主共和国；原始ID＃A1200-305

你相信鬼魂，精神甚至sixth-sense;超出感知，逻辑还是科学的力量？尽管您可能持怀疑态度，但在整个历史上，几乎所有文化都表现出普遍的信念某个地方;a force beyond our control that can be harnessed to solve problems, bring good fortune, and resolve conflicts. Most often, this force has been called “divine intervention,” but whatever it’s called, the belief it exists can be found just about everywhere in the world. Here, in the west people often say "here in spirit" or use the phrase "Guardian Angel," implying that unseen forces ascribed with a personality can intervene in our affairs. In many African cultures, it is believed that ancestor spirits are the supernatural forces – guardians who provide protection and bring good fortune to their living descendants. As the ancestors live in the spirit world – the world of the divine – we might call this divine intervention too.

Nkisi歌耶人的恋物癖人物；原始ID＃A0800-495

居住在刚果土地的许多部落以其令人印象深刻的雕刻人物而闻名，充满了独特的精神力量。欧洲殖民者首先遇到了这些物体，并将它们视为“恋物癖”。他们将它们纯粹看作是野蛮的邪恶仪式的工具。但是，他们未能理解其目的的全部范围，深度和复杂性。这些巧妙的人物被称为恩基西（请Minkisi）。单独的物体没有像欧洲人最初假设的“黑魔法”。但是，取而代之的是，被认为是精神居住的插座，拥有死者世界的看不见和看不见的力量。通过Minkisi的创建和使用，据信是一位牧师，命名为Nganga，能够利用这些权力，利用它来治愈疾病，防止巫术，为不法行为带来正义并解决社会困境。换句话说，Nganga能够建立神圣的干预。

	Standing Minkisi power figure; Songye people; Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa; PRIMITIVE ID# A1207-139

Most often minkisi are wooden carvings of anthropomorphic or zoomorphic figures, but they can also be shells, gourds, horns and clay pots used for the same purpose. To create minkisi, the nganga first commissions a figure from the village carver or carves the figure himself. These “naked” figures usually include a hollowed head or stomach, considered to be spiritual focal points. The nganga then endows the statue with power by placing spiritually charged materials inside the hollows before sealing them with resin. Think of these materials as batteries, although they are commonly referred to as 'medicine.' The medicine can be a variety of objects or materials associated with the dead such as earth collected from graves, bones, white clay or red ochre. Depending on the specific use and purpose of the minkisi they are then adorned with stones, leaves, feathers, shells, hair, horns, clothing, chicken blood, mirrors, nails, and metal shards. Repeated use, care and devotion give minkisi character and individuality, making each a unique and profound work of art.

Nikisi Nkondi，，，，or nail fetish power figure from the Bakongo people standing over 5 ft tall; PRIMITIVE ID# A0900-060

One figure that stands prominent among all minkisi is callednkisi nkondi来自巴孔戈人。这种类型的数字通常称为“指甲恋物癖”，是所有非洲艺术中最知名和最可收藏的人物之一。这些像栩栩如生的人物立即被锤击到其中的许多指甲，钉子，刀片和碎片中。每个人的“插入”代表了三件事之一：两党之间的宣誓或协议，对敌人和巫术提供保护的承诺，或复仇的誓言。'nkondi'字面意思是“猎人”；它通常被认为是一个侵略性实体。Nkisi Nkondi的强大存在和隐含的力量肯定足以使任何人都承诺承诺或协议。像其他Minkisi一样，功能强大的药物通常被储存在腹部内，然后被一块玻璃或镜子覆盖。反射表面代表死者的世界和灵魂的视野。

	Nkisi kozo,or power figure nail fetish of a dog from the Bakongo people, charged with iron shards, nails, pigment and rope; PRIMITIVE ID# A1200-497

与nkondi类似Nkisi Kozo;这是一只狗的图也覆盖着奈ls and other objects. The Bakongo people, found in the Republic of Congo all the way to Angola, believe the dog is a mediator between the living and deceased because it lives in the villages of the living, but hunts in the forest where the dead are buried. Like nkisi nkondi, nkisi kozo are considered hunters and exceptionally powerful objects in the hands of the nganga. They are not so much an actual representation of a dog, but rather, a visual statement about movement between the worlds of the living and the dead and the capacity to hunt evil, wrongdoing or negativity. When a nkisi kozo is shown with two heads, it can be translated as having four eyes, giving it the capacity to see both the visible forces in this world and the invisible forces in the other, mediating between the world of the living and of the dead. This makes them powerful nkisi objects, frequently portrayed with two heads and four eyes – able to see both the visible forces in this world and the invisible forces in the other.

最后，我们相信魔术，超自然力量，祖先的力量，无形的力量或神圣的干预都没关系。任何对部落艺术，美丽和意义的人都可以欣赏到中非刚果土地的部落群体所产生的Minkisi人物。赋予这些艺术品的生命不是魔术，而是那些相信自己的力量的人给他们的关注。每个珠子，纤维，指甲和碎片都讲述一个故事，等待进行检查，想象和听到。你不会听吗？

Double-headedNkisi kozo,或狗的力量人物；原始ID＃A1503-151

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