Title: Kete StatueDate/Period: 19th CenturyMaterials/Origin: Wood / Congo, AfricaDimension: 3in X 3in X 12inDescription: Kete statue sculptures represent personified ancestors and (less commonly) animal figures. A common characteristic of their carvings are simply carved parts of the body and heads are quite large. The Kete are one of the subgroups of Luba Peoples of Democratic Republic of Congo. They are part of the Luba-Kasai subcluster of the Lubas.They are part of the Bantu, Central-Luba people cluster within the Sub-Saharan African affinity bloc. This people group is only found in Congo (Kinshasa). Their primary language is Kete.The primary religion practiced by the Kete is Roman Catholicism. The Mbagani people belong to the extinct group, the Mpasu. They migrated to their present location from the east during the 16th century. They are influenced by the southern neighbors, the Lunda, and were almost colonized by Chokwe at the end of the 19th century.Economically, they survive by farming, and politically they are organized into small chiefdoms.
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