File:Clevelandart 2010.444.jpg
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Summary
Crucifix
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Crucifix |
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| Object type |
woodwork / sculpture  |
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| Description |
Consisting of a corpus cast in metal alloys and attached to a wooden cross, Kongo crucifixes were augmented with various decorative elements derived from Christian iconography, including small praying figures, like the one here set at Christ's feet. The emaciated body captures the connection between death and regeneration, a concept central to both Christianity and the Kongo religion, while the combination of the crucified Christ and the cross constructs the Kongo cosmogram, a physical manifestation of the two-way passage between the world of the living and the world of the dead. Although Kongo crucifixes had become political regalia when they were acquired in the 1800s and 1900s, they retained their meaning as symbols of the otherworld, which served as the source for a ruler's legitimacy and power. |
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| Date | 1880 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | Brass, iron alloy, wood | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Overall: 44.7 x 22.2 x 3.2 cm (17 5/8 x 8 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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African Art |
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| Accession number |
2010.444 |
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| Place of creation | Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Cabinda, Kongo people, late 19th-early 20th century | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source/Photographer | https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.444 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Licensing
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The three-dimensional work of art depicted in this image is in the public domain in the United States and in those countries with copyright terms of life of the creator plus 70 years or less. The creation of photographic reproduction of this object, however, generates a new copyright and an additional statement should be provided to indicate the copyright status of the image.
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This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. |
| The person who associated a work with this deed has dedicated the work to the public domain by waiving all of their rights to the work worldwide under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights, to the extent allowed by law. You can copy, modify, distribute and perform the work, even for commercial purposes, all without asking permission.
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This file was donated to Wikimedia Commons as part of a project with the Cleveland Museum of Art. See the Open Access at the Cleveland Museum of Art.
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| current | 07:34, 21 January 2019 | | 2,240 × 3,400 (3.88 MB) | Madreiling | pattypan 18.02 |
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