First Minister of Idols, Kingdom of Congo, Africa. In red shawl, robes with sash belt and long train. holding a stick. Spiritual healer of the folk religion of the Kindgom of Congo, Africa. The kingdom of Kongo covered parts of modern Congo, Gabon and Angola. Premier Ministre des Idoles de Congo. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Laroque after a design by Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur from his Encyclopedie des voyages, Encyclopedia of Voyages, Bordeaux, France, 1792.

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