{"product_id":"sacri-spiriti-esprits-sacres-songye","title":"Sacri Spiriti (sacred spirits). Songye.","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis catalog presents the art of a single African people, the Songye of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and a single type of magico-protective objects: in the local language\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003enkishi\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(singular) and\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emankishi\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e(plural).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThus, the reader is offered the rare opportunity to delve deeper into a specific class of objects, to grasp some of the constituent elements of their essence, their placement in the communities of origin, stylistic variations and more. Ritual figures with different functions are illustrated: the largest were intended to protect an entire village, the small and medium-sized ones to protect individuals.\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAfter the framing texts, the sequence of images begins with a historical object and continues with a series of works of major aesthetic value. All other\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003emankishi\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eare presented in a hypothetical geographical sequence as if one were traveling counterclockwise through the Songye country: from the southeast to the center-northeast, from the center-northwest to the southwest and south. Within the geographical route, themes for further study are placed, including some identified master workshops.\u003c\/span\u003e","brand":"Antinoë","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43680365805808,"sku":"26060","price":110.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/4043\/6408\/products\/i__id14786_mw600__1x_fe53a84e-6930-471b-8390-ddc8c89426f9.jpg?v=1669466054","url":"https:\/\/anttopinoe.com\/en-en\/products\/sacri-spiriti-esprits-sacres-songye","provider":"Antinoë","version":"1.0","type":"link"}