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English: The Kongo cosmogram (also called the Yowa or Dikenga Cross) is a symbol in Bakongo spirituality that depicts the physical world, the spiritual (ancestral) world, the Kalûnga line that runs between the two worlds, the sacred river that forms a circle through the two worlds, and the four moments of the sun.
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current15:37, 22 March 2023Thumbnail for version as of 15:37, 22 March 20231,080 × 1,000 (167 KB)MiddleOfAfrica (talk | contribs)Kongo Cosmogram 2
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