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Nkisi or
Nkishi (plural varies:
minkisi, mikisi, zinkisi, or nkisi) are
spirits or an
object that a
spirit inhabits. It is
frequently applied to a variety...
- a
nkisi (plural
minkisi) is a
sculptural object that
provides a
local habitation for a
spiritual personality.
Though some
minkisi have
always been anthropomorphic...
- the
Jinkisi or
Minkisi,
deities of
Bantu mythology.
These deities resemble Olorun and the
other orishas of the
Yoruba religion.
Minkisi is a
Kongo language...
- made by the
Kongo people of the
Congo region.
Nkondi are a
subclass of
minkisi that are
considered aggressive. The name
nkondi derives from the verb -konda...
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legally permitted on the
island by the
Spanish colonial government. The
minkisi,
spirit vessels that were key to
various Bakongo healing societies, provided...
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spirits and
their spiritual powers.
These minkisi (sing. nkisi) were used for
protection and healing.
Minkisi were also used to make mojo, or conjure,...
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incorporating the
Kongo cosmogram,
Simbi water spirits, and
Nkisi and
Minkisi practices. The West
African influence is
Vodun from the Fon and Ewe people...
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influence of the mojo bag in African-American Hoodoo. For example, the
minkisi and
nkisi are
spirit containers made by hand from a root doctor. These...
- memory. In 2003, he
adopted a
style of art
conceptually inspired by
Kongo minkisi,
which he
described as
being "medicine
cabinet sculptures." As a result...
- 1093/molbev/msq312 MacGaffey, Wyatt, "The Eyes of Understanding:
Kongo Minkisi," in
Michael Harris, ed.
Astonishment and
Power (Washington DC: Smithsonian...
