Mbokocup bearer (Luba).
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wood, height: 35 cm.
Private collection.
The soothsayer Bilumbuis evoked here, possessing his spirit and consulting his
calabash. White sacred clay Mpemba and lunar light, a sign of purity and
perceptiveness, are in the coup; mediums use this on their faces. Full of magic,
the statues are capable of identifying and punshing thieves and sorcerers, some
are even said to have been capable of speech and movement.