Small power figure "mbulenga"
D. R. Congo, Lulua
not available anymore
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 21,5 cm
H: 8.5 inch
Description
wood, camwood powder, kaolin, missing parts, base
This figures were used by a cult called “bwanga bwa bwimpe”. The “bwimpe” cult was meant first and foremost to safeguard and foster the fertility of a young mother and the beauty and health of a young child or newborn.