Dapper Museum
November 10, 2010 to July 10, 2011
Editor C. Falgayrettes-LEVEAU
With the scientific collaboration of B. Wastiau
November 10, 2010 to July 10, 2011
Editor C. Falgayrettes-LEVEAU
With the scientific collaboration of B. Wastiau
exposure are exceptionally brilliant when combined parts scattered around the world.
Chokwe, Kongo, Lwena, Lwimbi, Mwila Ovimbundu ... gave birth to court arts as prestigious artistic practices developed, linked to the worship of ancestors
The cultural richness and refinement sculptural artifacts jumps to his eyes but our interest in knowing the relationship between the object itself and the society that produced it.
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Chibinda Ilunga mythical hero
honored As a culture hero,
important Chokwe chiefs considered themselves his descendants.
important Chokwe chiefs considered themselves his descendants.
Masks
Masks Chokwe
for rites and ceremonies of PWO,
female masks that embodies a model of female role
but are worn by dancers man
The Minkissi Kongo
Receptacles powers for good or ill
Bilongo or which by their magical charge allows the Nanga
to cure his patients
Receptacles powers for good or ill
Bilongo or which by their magical charge allows the Nanga
to cure his patients
women 
seats 
pottery 
Himbas
From November 10 to July 10 Musée Dapper 2011
33 bis, rue Paul Valéry - 75116 Tel
. 01 45 00 91 75
www.dapper.com.fr
Museums that have contributed to this exhibiton
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History of Queen Ginga by Michel Chandeigne on France Culture: A queen of the gods and
Queen Ginga and Jaga, mercenary warriors and fearsome
Queen Ginga or Nzingha (1582-1663) was a true warrior, a leader of men. Known
as a visionary political leader, Ginga was completely devoted to the resistance movement. The elders say she possessed masculine hardness and feminine charm. He died 17 December 1663 opened the doors to the massive trade in slaves by the Portuguese. Ginga, there is a street in Luanda that bears his name and brand of coffee. The period of slavery remains a museum: the museum of slaves, located 32 km from Luanda to Benfica. Built on the edge of a hill, surrounded by water, the museum looks after the collective memory.
is from here that ships loaded with slaves to the Americas
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