Goddess Oracle (Solitude)
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6 years agoPre-Colonial African studies or Africology 6 years agoThe Kingdom of Matamba is located in the Kwaza North Region. The accompanying text describes how Queen Nzinga is seated among her maid servants and watches a drummer. A small structure perhaps a shrine is in the background has a mat in front of it on which is a ceremonial seat. The queen is smoking an Afrikan elbow pipe.
Antonio Cavazzi was… Read more
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Goddess Oracle posted an update in the group
6 years agoPre-Colonial African studies or Africology 6 years agoDepiction of a Leader, Merchant and Soldiers. ca.1675
Kingdom of Kongo (drawn by Capuchin Missionary Giovanni Antonio Cavazzi) -
Goddess Oracle posted an update in the group
6 years agoPre-Colonial African studies or Africology 6 years agoA book that I truly recommend..
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Goddess Oracle posted an update in the group
6 years agoPre-Colonial African studies or Africology 6 years agoEvery sunrise is a blessing of a new day…..Grand Rising
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The symbolic importance of hair before the inclusion of Europeans was not just a symbol of beauty, it was beyond beauty. Hair in pre-colonial Afrika was about identity, recognition and divinity. During the pre-colonial times in Afrika the hair was considered the most elevated part of the body which means it is the closest to the divine.… Read more
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