Kongo
3
6.2
- proper noun
- Bedia compared it to the carved-out stomach of a Kongo nkisi n'kondi figure in which special medicines are stored.
- Kongo kingdom
- Kongo culture
- Kongo people
Examples
-
Yard shows assimilate the artistic and philosophical values of classical Kongo culture.
Academic text (1993) -
Similarly, Vili traders exploring to the north reinforced Kongo culture and Kikongo speech on the middle coast of present-day Gabon.
Academic text (1996) -
Another possibility is that it comes from the Kongo Kingdom.
Academic text (1994) -
While father-and-child representations do exist in the art of the Kongo, they are rare.
Academic text (2008) -
The patterns resemble those on pile cloths and baskets from the Kongo Kingdom.
Academic text (1994) -
The arts, including song, dance, music, sculpture, and bodily adornment, are essential elements of Kongo "therapeutic" practices, not merely adjuncts.
Academic text (2002) -
Petwo/Kongo rites honor creolized lwa with assertive Kongo-derived imagery.
Academic text (1996) -
The Kingdom of Kongo was known for its rich cultural heritage and trade networks in central Africa.
-
In the 15th century, the powerful state of Kongo played a significant role in the political landscape of the region.
-
The Congo River, also referred to as Kongo, is one of the longest rivers in Africa.
Compounds
Surface Forms
Etymology
Kongo as the name of the river and the old kingdom comes from the Kongo people who lived along its banks, so the land and the water took their name. That is why the Kongo River and the historic kingdom share the same name.