MC1848 Fétiche Kakudji KUSU figure Sculpture Congo Rdc STATUE les deux visages sont destinés

les deux visages sont destinés à invoquer la nature omnivoyante de l'esprit du masque

only 8 of them practice Bwami

the decorations in the form of friezes of triangles are also present

LUBA - KALUNDWE

des Kwame et des Nyanga

MC1848 Fétiche Kakudji KUSU figure Sculpture Congo Rdc STATUE les deux visages sont destinésEnglish 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