Kuyu

By Anne-Marie Benezech

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8874399154
• ISBN13: 9788874399154
• Release Date: January 2022
• Publisher: 5 Continents
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"