Kaya Maghan
@DingaCisse
I love cultures
"You don't know it but you are one of the family". The Kuba King's remark to William Sheppard, the first westerner to visit the Kuba capital and document these Ndop. There was an imperial edict forbidding foreigners from entering the capital, anyone helping them get there -
Ndop of Kuba king Mishe miShyaang maMbul, 1760-1780. These Ndop were memorials to the king believed to house his souls double. These were well preserved through the application of palm oil and redwood powder
A warrior mask worn by a dancer in Cote D’ivoire, 1960-1979
On February 26, 2025, I was wrongfully denied boarding by @AirFrance at LAX while traveling with my certified service dog. Within minutes, my body gave out. I collapsed. Paralyzed. Drooling. Seizing on the floor. I had flown with her for 98 hours internationally without a single…
c.1896-1910 -Bavili man from Loango, present day Congo (Brazzaville)
The Kuba Nyim (King) Mbopey Mabiintsh ma-Kyeen in one of the houses of his palace, circa 1950-1960, in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo
A Kuba woman looking outside of her home and another pounding corn, June 1956, present day DRC
The Kuba Nyim (King) Mbopey Mabiintsh ma-Kyeen, Mushenge, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1947