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Description : Additional Information: A standing Teke figure with a cavity in the abdomen, which was once likely filled with various 'magical' objects.  ,It is an important piece used by the Teke as a power figure or a receptacle of  ,spirits involved in important rituals for protection and healing. , The Teke are mainly located today around the Kwango River basin but are found in a swath across three countries, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Peoples Republic of the Congo and into Gabon.Their artistic activities are directed primarily to the carving of figures intended to have magical substances, known as Bonga, attached to them or inserted in the abdomen. Often called fetishes in the West, these powerful figures have different titles according to their purpose and the owners. For example, figures known as Matomba prevent and cure illnesses and other figures identified as nkira ntswo, represent ancestors and were used during a ritual to propitiate nature spirits.Figures are not considered complete or powerful until given energy through the application of the magical substances into the stomach cavity, or placed as a ball around the figure.Teke figures are magically switched on by the ngaa, the local ritual specialist after which they will be addressed and given offerings that through time add to the power that the figure contains. The facial scarification of vertical lines known as mabina are used by a number of the smaller subgroups such as the Mfinu or the Yanzi who share similar sculptural styles with the Teke.  , Further Reading: C. Clarke, D. Binkley, B. Freyer and D. Newton. A Personal Journey Central African Art From the Lawrence Gussman Collection (2001). ,
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