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FIG. 3a-b (À GAUCHE et À DROITE) : 9ues d
une statue nkisi
nkonde. .ongo, RDC. 4uatriqme Tuart du ;,;e siqFle. +. Fm.
ColleFtion du 0etroSolitan 0useum of $rt NeZ <ork, ...
a. ‹ . ,mage FoS\right The 0etroSolitan 0useum of $rt$rt
ResourFeSFala, )lorenFe.
b. ‹ $rFhiYes SriYpes.
(ntre son arriYpe dans la FolleFtion ChauYet Shoto de droite, Tue l’on
Seut situer entre et , et son insFriStion dans les FolleFtions du
0etroSolitan 0useum of $rt de NeZ <ork en , Fe nkisi nkonde a subi
de nombreuses modi¿ Fations. $u ¿ l du temSs, il s’est Yu aMouter en (uroSe
Fertains plpments a¿ n de le rendre esthptiTuement Slus © Fhargp ª... mais
ethnograShiTuement Slus douteux.
2n Seut pYoTuer iFi l’obMet FruFiforme en bois Yisible sur le deYant ou
bien enFore le Setit assemblage de Serles d’origine katangaise Fulture
luba Tui Send sur son F{tp ¿ g. a. ¬ l’inYerse Fertains plpments
authentiTues, Yraisemblablement Mugps disgraFieux, furent retirps. C’est le
Fas des © Siedsbottes ª Yisant à remSlaFer ses membres rongps Sar les
animaux x\loShages Tui ptaient enFore Srpsents lorsTue l’obMet se trouYait
Fhe S. ChauYet ¿ g. b.
FIG. 3 (LEFT): Standing ¿ gure, nkisi nkonde. .ongo, DR Congo.
)ourth Tuarter of the th Fentur\. + Fm.
ColleFtion of the 0etroSolitan 0useum of $rt, NeZ <ork,
...
Photo at left ‹ , The 0etroSolitan 0useum of $rt$rt ResourFe
SFala, )lorenFe.
Photo at right ‹ SriYate arFhiYe.
%etZeen its arriYal in the StpShen ChauYet ColleFtion see Shoto at
right, ZhiFh oFFurred betZeen and , and being aFTuired b\
the 0etroSolitan 0useum of $rt in NeZ <ork in left, this nkisi
nkonde has undergone man\ modi¿ Fations. During its time in (uroSe,
Fertain elements Zere added to make it aesthetiFall\ more ³loaded,´
though ethnograShiFall\ more dubious.
Notable here are the FruFiform Zooden obMeFt Yisible on the front
and the small assemblage of Luba .atangan origin hanging on its
left side see left. $t the same time, Fertain authentiF elements,
Sresumabl\ deemed unsightl\, Zere remoYed. These inFlude the
bootlike feet that reSlaFed the originals that had been eaten aZa\ b\
x\loShages, most likel\ inseFts or rodents. These reSlaFement feet
Zere still Sresent Zhen the obMeFt Fame into ChauYet’s Sossession
right.