Culture in the Kingdom of KongoIntroduction ‘Cental Aan nts ge a maria dane the shadow a burch sda monuretl con egret) Mourer tuner ‘ound ctfilgue wth ince, ati yn and anil eg pre ae 0) A artes « weding under 3 veranda ont ‘fan Aan rod deed in rouse ah garnered from around the lode (Figure). ae moder Kongo Cesta ‘ime He ithe water fhe "Moen praca ated Imari compose rand iso by Beran JA, eterno the ‘Capuchin ore cnra lian ition The id ia preset resp ables in wich Christan bss, a and sa Tsim wh fica ier pacts and emblems. The characters inthe water ina pce hat, or Beton ude ‘pect alan enero moks tay cllenge peso ‘pts abut Alea Ite of sage and sen aropesn Mess, ‘bjt, and practices a oumopaian, ely Chratan lap opens Up before ores Ths the inglom of Kang. eal that he ie ‘he pings hal ooewed Christan and engaged with he ital ‘mater care of area he Alt wordt ge or et 250 ens From the hng econo embrace Catach t thetara ‘hesicenth ctr the ine of Berardi and beyond ite en 4 women ofthe Kong ett mie, merged and relfined lola fog vil rms elgg an politcal concepts io» nove coer adontinally ewohing wore tal Kong Chin. rowing rom surely bod abd rary poled et bec sages and writen dove Lae the ae of ange Chitin ‘an arcs po flow ln forthe cri ihn he cl, gow nd comme conet ofthe ey dem Aa er and ls nrarlgin the kof th coi os aly "aogurte in ie wth het Bein Conerence Explored wy ich the itech rom ears ars andl ues Tages cncepnl pct raton win hich hey sect eee ‘eos cl eg ew andor it ney intercept ofthe fvahng worvew tha was Kongo Chrstnty. These spaces fel ‘tn dont tt he ey ted Koage Chrisan dune i aemeray cambn dirt cet ao talon rl ho im the conse and tit ike profane stem of regs (Geog rtiicecrenion ed pte eget, The orcs wovly ‘sone bre mate poles here goed acount of Kong ‘Cvs a cae Ut acho conti bat ao igh raslogial pce an ermine cane! Historical Background ‘Tekin of Kongo banded he hiten hundred acoding or sory nd chacologal evdenc, was teat highly email ly, Located wet cent fc south ofthe Congo Rv extend rere weiter par af todays Democratic Republi of the Congo and torte Anal (Nap) solic pain centered onthe person behing wo eed with alte power om i capl ye age {eetere though prereset fom court prvi ‘sae Teel ction want here ale prow of ule lesan chose the ew King om 3 pool fig cana, Thi fem af tnston rendered oa sucessons deat pal ales ad nce high vale o th sity fhe chen ante ae Berle {desis sepia in poll mltary, nd superotrles. Kengo monarchs there depended bea orange a rep mt {nda pratt demon tr pve nd natal th le Saceecrece cacti eae acetates ice enna =a—ekecide ca wate pe Cras ern Rpg en co eae Soo ee ened Senco ee ae ee mee 405 Te kip of Kn ain Fv ad Neier te ‘Se Cry Dry re Dd Reppin ‘ad ie pn gay