MC1503 Beau Fétiche SONGYE Beautiful Power Figure Fetish Congo Rdc Lega assurait la stabilité de la

assurait la stabilité de la communauté et punissait ceux qui transgressaient (entre autres les secrets bien gardés)

in the north of the Kumu - Komo area

particularly in the use of stylized ritual masks

South Kivu and Maniema provinces

ETHNIC GROUP: LEGA - KWAME

MC1503 Beau Fétiche SONGYE Beautiful Power Figure Fetish Congo Rdc Lega assurait la stabilité de laFor 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