MC1503 Beau Fétiche SONGYE Beautiful Power Figure Fetish Congo Rdc masque Stools are for the Luba

Stools are for the Luba the most important symbols of political power

The figures used in the cult of the Bwami are generically called Iginga Collective

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Arthur P Bourgeois

ETHNICAL GROUP: Kusu

MC1503 Beau Fétiche SONGYE Beautiful Power Figure Fetish Congo Rdc masque Stools are for the LubaFor English, please have a look below CONGO DRC FETICHE SONGYE (Nkishi) Very beautiful statue Style of the second Western tradition, the eyes and nose are realistically carved. The crimped hairstyle is typical of the Eki The Mankishi (plural of "Nkishi") are figures of power, They serve as a relay with the spirits of the dead, very present in religion They are used in "magical" rites serving the interest and well being of an individual or the entire