MC1848 Fétiche Kakudji KUSU figure Sculpture Congo Rdc STATUE ex Zaïre)

ex Zaïre)

(ex Zaïre ex Belgian Congo)

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

ETHNIC GROUP: Mbole - Bambole  COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: Democratic Republic of Congo DRC

MC1848 Fétiche Kakudji KUSU figure Sculpture Congo Rdc STATUE ex Zaïre)English 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