Late 19th-century metal statute of Power figure (Nkisi n’kondi)…Detroit Institute of Arts
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The Kongo Loa is derived from the Congo region of Africa.
The Kongo Loa includes Simbi or Sim’bi which is a family of serpents in Haitian Voudoun. In Congo voodoo, they are mostly linked with water.
The Kongo spirits have unique associations in Haitian Voudoun. The Simbi Makaya is a sorcerer, Simbi Dlo and Simbi d’l’eau are spirits of water, Simbi Anpaka is a Loa of leaves, poisons and plants.
Simbi Andezo and Simbi Makaya are Simbi of two water.
Lastly, there is the Gran Simba.
The Marinette is a woman Loa and she represents power and violence.
