This three-horned nkishi has striking eyes, which consist of convex nails. Maybe they refer to ‘Galago with the protruding eyes’, the small primate that, according to the creation myth of Songye-Eki peoples, produced the first humans. The details of the myth were recited to novices of the Bukishi society. Moreover, each eye is made of a different metal. The bright grey of the iron and the red of the copper may indicate a link to the characteristic white-red symbolism of the Bukishi society.

The Bukishi society was mainly concerned with questions of a social and legal nature. It was also involved, albeit less frequently, when a new age group was ready for initiation, when a new chief was appointed, or during circumcisions.