African mask where the contrast of colors symbolize the light and foresight required in the fight against witchcraft. The animal depicted embodies the antelope or duinker, the main game of the kwele region. Smooth, satin patina. Xylophage prints. Depending on the presence of horns and their layout, the masks are called pibibudze, Ekuku zokou, etc. and are associated with the ancestors or spirits of the forest, ekuk. The Kwélé, Bakwélé, live in forest on the northern border of the Republic of Congo. They live on hunting, agriculture and metallurgy. Practicing the cult called Bwété borrowed from the Ngwyes, which was accompanied by obligatory initiation rites, they used at the end of the ceremonies in addition to zoomorphic masks of elephant or gorilla, masks ekuk evoking the antelope whose horns meet in a loop under the chin. The blood of the antelope was also used in Kwélé for therapeutic purposes. The Beete takes place over several days, ending with the consumption of a medicinal dish that has been activated. by the energy of the dance and the songs of the Ekuk masks and the villagers. The Kwele produce rare statues related to initiation rites.
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