Queen Nzinga with Military Entourage (1665–1668)

Queen Nzinga, at right, wearing a gold crown, pink bandeau, pink, blue, and red skirt, and holding a multicolored bow and arrow, followed by an entourage of shirtless men and women.

Source: An illustration of “Queen Nzinga with Military Entourage, Kingdom of Matamba, Angola” in Missione Evangelica al Regno del Congo (Araldi Manuscript), by Giovanni Antonio Cavazzi, 1665–1668 (Biblioteca Estense, Modena, Album/Fine Art Images)

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Giovanni Antonio Cavazzi, “Queen Nzinga with Military Entourage, Kingdom of Matamba, Angola” in Missione Evangelica al Regno del Congo (Araldi Manuscript) (1665–1668)

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