Crucifix
Cleveland Museum of Art

Crucifix

late 1800s-early 1900s

Copper alloy, wood, upholstery studs, and iron alloy
CC0 — Public Domain
Cleveland Museum of Art

This x-shapes of the cross and on Christ's wrapper are forms with symbolic meaning tied to the life cycle in both Catholicism and in the indigenous Kongo religion.

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