Belgian collection of African art Small, carefully carved charm, depicting a subject with a headdress and dressed in skin. Marks of use and cracks. The Lele , close to the Tschokwe and the Pende, live in the west of the Kuba kingdom and share common cultural specificities with the Bushoong of the Kuba country. Both groups decorate their prestige objects with similar motifs. Their society, led by a king " nymi ", comprises three classes, that of the Tundu or war chiefs, the Batshwa ("those who reject Tundu authority") and the Wongo named after the neighboring ethnic group. The ritual ceremonies are under the authority of the oldest, chiefs of each village who hold the secrets of medicinal plants. These elders once formed, with the parents of twins, spiritual intermediaries, the bangang brotherhood responsible for the initiation of young people. Source: "Kuba", ed. 5continents, Binkley and Darish, "African art", Mazenod.
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