Small power figure "mbulenga"
D. R. Congo, Lulua (Luluwa)
not available anymore
Provenance
French CollectionSize
H: 20,5 cm
H: 8.1 inch
Description
wood, pigment remains, 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.
Comparing literature
Fagaly, William, Ancestors of Congo Square, New Orleans 2011, p. 326Publications
AHDRC: 0162576