MC1848 Fétiche Kakudji KUSU figure Sculpture Congo Rdc STATUE BEMBE Ancestor Figure

BEMBE Ancestor Figure

(ex Zaïre ex Belgian Congo)

des Kwame et des Nyanga

which could be compared to the cult of the Bwami of the Lega

This sculpture represents an elegant seated woman

MC1848 Fétiche Kakudji KUSU figure Sculpture Congo Rdc STATUE BEMBE Ancestor FigureEnglish description below CONGO DRC Kakudji KUSU Fetish The Kakudji is a bust used for protection purposes The hole dug at the top of the fetish's head contains "magical" substances. The Kusu people live in eastern Congo, mainly in the province of Maniema, but also in those of North Kivu, Ituri and Tanganyika. They are geographically and culturally close to the Tetela, and have assimilated certain social and artistic traditions of the Luba, the Hemba