Statue ‘of Manda’ (Tabwa) - EO.0.0.31661
4th quarter of the 19th century. Wood (Lannea antiscorbutica). RD Congo. Registered in 1930. Collected by E. Storms (1884-1885).
This statue played a role in the veneration of ancestors of important lineages. Dawa (amulets) that were the property of the deceased could be placed next to him or attached to the statue.
