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mboko (sculpture) (<sculpture by form>, sculpture (visual works), ... Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)) |
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Note: Carved wooden figures of a woman holding a bowl, used by the Luba people of Central Africa in ceremonies pertaining to divination or to the transfer of power. Distinct from "mboko (containers)" which are sacred gourds used by Luba diviners to hold natural or manmade objects that are used in divination ceremonies. |
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mboko (sculpture) (preferred,C,U,English-P,D,U,U)
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mboko (esculturas) (Portuguese-P,D,L,U)
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mboko (escultura) (Spanish-P,D,U,SN)
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mboko (sculpture) (African language-P,D,U,PN)
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mboko (beeldhouwwerk) (Dutch-P,D,U,U)
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kabila (C,U,African language,UF,U,N)
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姆波寇雕塑 (雕塑) (C,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,U,U)
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姆波寇雕刻 (C,U,Chinese (traditional),UF,U,U)
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mǔ bō kòu diāo sù (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
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mu bo kou diao su (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)
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mu po k'ou tiao su (C,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
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Mboko (Skulptur) (C,U,German-P,D,B)
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Chinese (traditional) ..... 女性捧碗的木雕像,為非洲中部盧巴人於占卜或轉換力量的慶典所使用。與盧巴占卜師在占卜儀式上用以置放自然或人造物件所使用的聖葫蘆"mboke(容器)"不同。 |
Dutch ..... Uit hout gesneden figuren van een vrouw met een kom, die door het Lubavolk worden gebruikt in ceremonies rond waarzeggerij of machtsoverdracht. Te onderscheiden van ‘mboko (houders)’, heilige kalebassen waarin Luba-waarzeggers natuurlijke of door de mens gemaakte voorwerpen bewaren voor hun ceremonies. |
German ..... Geschnitzte Holzfigur einer Frau, die eine Schale hält, von den Luba in Zentralafrika im Zusammenhang mit Weissagungszeremonien oder bei der Machtübertragung verwendet. Unterscheidet sich von "Mboko (Gefäß)”, der geheiligten Kürbisschale, die von den Wahrsagern der Luba benutzt wird, um natürliche oder künstliche Objekte, die in Weissagungszeremonien verwendet werden, bereitzuhalten. |
Portuguese ..... Figuras de madeira esculpidas de uma mulher segurando uma tigela, usadas pelo povo Luba da África Central nas cerimônias de divinação ou de transferência de poder. Distintas de "mboko (recipientes)", que são cabaças sagradas usadas por adivinhadores Luba para segurar objetos naturais ou feitos pelo homem, e usadas em cerimônias de divinação. |
Spanish ..... Figuras de madera talladas de una mujer sosteniendo un cuenco, usado por el pueblo Luba de Africa Central en ceremonias pertenecientes a la divinidad o para tranferir el poder. Distinto de "mboko (contenedores)" que son calabazas usadas por las divinidades Luba para mantener objetos realizados por el hombre o naturales que son usados en ceremonias. |
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Related concepts: |
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distinguished from .... |
mboko (containers) |
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(<containers by form>, containers (receptacles), ... Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) [300263919] |
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Sources and Contributors: |
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mboko (sculpture)............ |
[CDBP-SNPC Preferred, RKD, AAT-Ned Preferred, VP Preferred, VP-intern Preferred] |
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AAT-Ned (1994-) |
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Comité, Plural del término en singular |
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Contributed as a candidate term Candidate term -- AFRART -- 09/08/00; mboko |
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Cornet, Art of Africa (1971) illustration, 201; mboko |
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Getty Vocabulary Program rules mboko (sculptures) |
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Gillon, Breve historia del arte africano (1984) 304 |
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Glaze and Scheinberg, Discoveries (1989) illustration, 79; mboko |
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Neyt, Traditional Arts and History of Zaire (1981) illustration, 240; mboko |
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Portuguese Translation Intern Project (2020-) |
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Roy, Art and Life in Africa (1985) illustration, 169; mboko |
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