Description: Dimensions: L:9.1in W:5.5in D:5.5in The Bakongo people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo carved animal figures, particularly the double-headed dog known as nkisi kozo. They believe the dog acts as a bridge between the living and the dead because it lives in living villages but hunts in the forest where the dead are buried. These figures are distinguished by the numerous nails, pegs, blades, and shards hammered into them by the nganga, or ritual specialist. About the Tribe The Bakongo also called Kongo people are a large tribe spread out across central and western Africa and north sub-Saharan Africa, with descendants located in Angola, The Republic of the Congo and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The Bakongo are the largest ethnic group, inhabiting the southern quarter of the Republic of the Congo. They still speak the same Kikongo language as they did thousands of years ago and have also added Monokutuba and Lari as smaller languages. The tribe was first discovered in Angola upon the arrival of the Portuguese colonials. The Kongo people agreed to trade in ivory and copper with the Portuguese until the introduction of slavery. When the Belgians arrived in the DRC and the French discovered the Kongos of Congo-Brazzaville, European powers divided the kingdom and its people among the French, Belgians, and Portuguese.
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Type: Bakongo