. The Nautilus represents the perfection of nature, reminiscent of the ancestral sea. A symbol of increasing evolution, it is a metaphor for the stages of life. The spiral as self-fulfilment.
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. The Nautilus represents the perfection of nature, reminiscent of the ancestral sea. A symbol of increasing evolution, it is a metaphor for the stages of life. The spiral as self-fulfilment.
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Masque ngady a mwaash – Kuba
Kasaï occidental - République Démocratique du Congo
Bois polychrome, pigments, raphia, perles, cauris
Ngady a Mwaash is the female mask in a triad of Kuba royal masks. The color and designs on this mask are important symbols: red suggests suffering and white stands for mourning. Triangles signify hearthstones and domesticity, and the lines under the eyes represent tears indicating the hardships of women. The mask - which is worn by men - is used in funerary and initiation ceremonies, as well as in the yearly retelling of the story of the origins of the Kuba people.
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Serge Vandercam, Homme de Tollund (ca 1968)
Paul Delvaux, La Ville lunaire II (1956)
Figure féminine (France, ca 1530)
Paul Delvaux, Les inconnues (1977)
Emile-Antoine Bourdelle, Mme Ada-Blanche Frenkel de Thiele (ca 1903)
Femme couchée type Tanagra (Asie mineure ?; 3e s. av. JC)
Oscar Jespers, La danseuse (1953)
Statue à fonction magique (Yombe, Congo, fin 19e-début 20e s.)
Vierge de l'Apocalypse (Limbourg, 2e quart 16e s.)
Fuite en Egypte (France, 17e s.)
Tête de Bouddha, Thaïlande (8e-9e s.)
