From a pre-Bembe hunter group, Boyo.

Standing Pre-Bembe figures are used within the framework of an ancestor cult and are dedicated to the founders of small political grouping.

See page 95 of "South of Sahara" de C. Petridis, according D. Biebuyck "Statuary of the pre Bembe hunters" 1981.

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+/- 1980

RDC Zaire

Boyo

53 x 16

1.920