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Kongo across the waters / edited by Susan Cooksey, Robin Poynor, and Hein Vanhee ; with editorial assistance by Carlee S. Forbes

Part I. Kongo in Africa. 1. The culture of Mbanza Kongo / Linda Heywood and John Thornton. Focus 1. King Pedro VII of Kongo (r. 1923-55) ; 2. By the sword and the cross : power and faith in the arts ...
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The Kongo Kingdom : the origins, dynamics and cosmopolitan culture of an African polity / edited by Koen Bostoen, Inge Brinkman

Introduction: cross-disciplinary approaches to Kongo history / Koen Bostoen and Inge Brinkman -- Part I. The Origins and Dynamics of the Kongo Kingdom -- The origins of Kongo: a revised vision / John ...
BBC

Kongo

The origins of the Kongo lie in a number of small Iron Age communities lying just north of the Malebo Pool in the River Congo (formerly River Zaire). This strategic location provided fertile soil, ...
NOLA.com

African art is the attraction at NOMA's 'Kongo Across the Waters' opening reception

Exploring the connections between the art and culture of the Kongo peoples of western Central Africa and African-Americans in the U.S., "Kongo Across the Waters" exhibition at New Orleans Museum of ...
AllAfrica.com

Angola: Role of Museums in Preserving the Identity of the Kongo People Analyzed in Zaire

Mbanza Kongo — A lecture on the "role of the regional museum in preserving the identity of the Kongo people" brought together cultural agents and academics on Monday in Mbanza Kongo, Zaire Province, ...