Power half figure "kakudij"

Description

wood, greyish brown patina, small remains of red and white pigment, of crude form, big cavity in the head, filled with magical ingredients, slightly dam., minor missing parts, traces of insect caused damage (left arm and wrist), socle;
the Kusu live in the east of the Kongo. Their neighbours to the east are the Hemba, to the south the Songe and to the northeast the Lega. Carvings of the Kusu show the influences of the adjoining groups, so the “kakudji” half figures like the present one, are influenced by the Kasongo.