Statue known as ‘Ilunga Mukulu’ (Luluwa) - EO.0.0.43854
4th quarter of the 19th century. RD Congo. Registered in 1946. Collected by T. Fourche (1930s).
This statue was part of the bwanga bwa Bukalenga, a cult that strengthened the authority and power of the chief, and ensured the well-being of the people and the connection with the ancestors. Statues of this type probably also had a commemorative function.
