Statuette Mipasi - Tabwa - DR Congo

The Mipasi figurines, emblematic of the Tabwa people of Central Africa (DR Congo), embody a complex therapeutic and spiritual function. Carved in wood, they depict ancestors or protective spirits. Far from mere aesthetic objects, their creation responds to a healing need in the face of illnesses or social conflicts. The activation ritual, involving incision and the application of medicinal substances, transforms the object into a channel of communication with the invisible world. These works thus testify to Tabwa cosmogony, where art serves as an essential mediator between the living and ancestral forces to restore balance.

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