Bembe / Béembé Kitebi Power Figure, Congo #514 Established on the plateaus of the People's Republic of Congo ex.Brazzaville, and not to be confused with the Bembe group of northern Lake Tanganinyika, the small Babembé group, Béembé, was influenced by the Rites and Culture of Téké People, but especially by that of the Kongo. Settled in the current Republic of Congo, the Béembé originally formed the kingdom of Kongo, with the Vili, Yombé, Bwendé and Woyo. The Head of the Village, Nga-Bula, was responsible for interceding with the Realms of the Ancestors. Hunting being a major activity, the Ancestors were invoked through statuettes. These idealized representations of Ancestors, Kitebi or Bimbi consecrated by the Sorcerer, sported the attributes of Hunters or Healers. Some of them, as among the Bakongo, were Magic Objects, Minkisi, with nails and which had holes in which medicines, Bilongo, or Relics of Ancestors, were introduced. This statuette is provided with an anal orifice for this purpose. Measurements: 5.91 Inch
