MC1892 Joli petit masque Metoko culte du Bukota Mituku Mask Luba (formerly Belgian Congo

(formerly Belgian Congo

- Face of the Spirits

Identifying the sculptures of the Ubangi is particularly complex

Jean-Paul Notué

and the squatting position

MC1892 Joli petit masque Metoko culte du Bukota Mituku Mask Luba (formerly Belgian CongoEnglish description below CONGO DRC Nice little METOKO mask BUKOTA Association. Settled and settled in the middle Lwalaba region, in the heart of the equatorial forest, the Metoko are said to be the descendants of Lega migrants (according to the oral tradition of the Lega themselves) Like the Lega, their political and social life is organized around an initiatory association, the BUKOTA, which can be compared to the BWAMI of their ancestors. They are