Kuyu
€39.90
Product Information
| ISBN | 9788874399154 |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Five Continents Editions |
| Publishing Date | 29/11/2021 |
| Price (excl. tax) | €37.64 |
| Tax | €2.26 |
| Price (incl. tax) | €39.90 |
| Availability | 1 unit in external warehouse |
Product Description
The Kuyu are an ethnic group who live in northern Congo-Brazzaville, on the banks of the River Congo, in a part of Equatorial Africa that has remained only marginally influenced by Moslem encroachment and Western colonialism. Kuyu art can be broadly broken down into three styles, the first two — of which there are the fewest examples — are strictly associated with the Kuyu ethnic group, while the third style, which has the largest sculptural component, includes both Kuyu and Mbochi pieces. Among these are a number of statuettes and especially wooden clubs topped with a human head (the most recent being polychrome), known as Kebe-Kebe, which were used in the dance by the same name. This ritual performance has remained faithful to its original function of giving physical expression to the Kuyu cosmogony.