Ntadis were carved as memorials for prominent members of Kongo society, both men and women. Coming from an old Belgian collection, this carved and painted stone figure wears a medallion and European coat. Cf. Cornet (1975, fig. 5), Phillips (1995, fig. 14), Cole (1989, fig. 174), and Blier (2004, fig. 74).

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Blier, Suzanne Preston., ed. Art of the Senses: African Masterpieces from the Teel Collection.

Boston: MFA Publications, 2004, fig. 74.

Cole, Herbert M. Icons: Ideals and Power in the Art of Africa. Washington: Published for the

National Museum of African Art by the Smithsonian Institution Press, 1989, fig. 174.

Cornet, Joseph. Art from Zaïre: 100 Masterworks from the National Collection. New York:

African-American Institute, 1975.

Phillips, Tom. Africa: The Art of a Continent. Munich: Prestel, 1995, fig. 14.