nkisi
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Nkisi is a spiritually charged object or vessel in Central African and Afro-Cuban religious traditions, believed to house powerful spirits used for protection, healing, and justice.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| nkisi canonical | 1 |
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
power object
ⓘ
religious artifact ⓘ spirit vessel ⓘ spiritual object ⓘ |
| activatedBy |
nganga
ⓘ
ritual specialist ⓘ |
| associatedWithPeople |
Kongo people
ⓘ
surface form:
Bakongo people
Kongo people ⓘ |
| associatedWithRegion |
Afro-Cubans
ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Cuban diaspora
Angola ⓘ Congo Rainforest ⓘ
surface form:
Congo Basin
Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| canBe |
anthropomorphic figure
ⓘ
zoomorphic figure ⓘ |
| conceptualizedAs |
container of spiritual power
ⓘ
embodiment of a spirit ⓘ |
| contains |
animal parts
ⓘ
earth or grave dirt ⓘ herbs ⓘ medicinal substances ⓘ personal belongings of clients ⓘ ritual ingredients ⓘ spirit ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
conflict resolution
ⓘ
curse removal ⓘ divination ⓘ healing ⓘ justice ⓘ oath-taking ⓘ protection ⓘ spiritual attack ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
Central Africa
ⓘ
Bas-Congo ⓘ
surface form:
Kongo cultural area
|
| hasVariant |
nkisi nkondi
ⓘ
surface form:
nkondi
|
| languageOfTerm | Kikongo ⓘ |
| materialForm |
bundle
ⓘ
gourd ⓘ horn ⓘ packet ⓘ pot ⓘ wooden figure ⓘ |
| pluralForm | minkisi ⓘ |
| requires |
invocation of spirits
ⓘ
ritual consecration ⓘ |
| usedFor |
enforcing agreements
ⓘ
protection against witchcraft ⓘ social control ⓘ |
| usedInReligion |
Afro-Caribbean religions
ⓘ
surface form:
Afro-Cuban religions
Kongo religion ⓘ Palo Mayombe ⓘ Palo Monte ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.