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mintadi (funerary sculpture, <sculpture by function>, ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Carved figures, usually of steatite, produced by the Kongo peoples of northern Angola and lower Congo, for the purpose of serving as watchmen over the deceased. |
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mintadi (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,PN)
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mintadi (Portuguese-P,D,L,PN)
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mintadi (Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
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mintadi (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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ntadi (C,U,English,AD,U,SN)
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明塔迪 (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U)
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míng tǎ dí (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U)
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ming ta di (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U)
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ming t'a ti (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U)
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Mintadi (C,U,German,D,PN)
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Ntadi (C,U,German-P,AD,SN)
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Facet/Hierarchy Code: V.VC |
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 通常為塊滑石雕刻而成的肖像,由北安哥拉及下剛果盆地的剛果人所製,其主要用途為死者的守護者。 |
Dutch ..... Gebeeldhouwde figuurtjes, meestal van steatiet, gemaakt door de Congolese bevolking van Noord-Angola en Beneden-Congo om te dienen als wakers bij de overledenen. |
German ..... Geschnitzte Figur, gewöhnlich aus Steatit, die von den Kongo in Nord-Angola und im südlicheren Kongo als Beschützer der Verstorbenen erstellt wird. |
Portuguese ..... Figuras esculpidas, geralmente de esteatito, produzidas pelos povos Kongo do Norte da Angola e do baixo Congo com o objetivo de servir como guardas dos mortos. |
Spanish ..... Figuras talladas, usualmente de esteatita, producidas por el pueblo Kongo del norte de Angola y bajo Congo, con el propósito de servir como vigilantes de los muertos. |
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