Kuyo/ Kouyou Ottote Worship Figurine, Congo marriage 108 bead mala

108 bead mala

5 1/4" x 3 1/4" x 1 1/2"

2 3/8" tall

he was fond of dabbling with alchemy

up to the altitude in the Mitumba Mountains

Kuyo/ Kouyou Ottote Worship Figurine, Congo marriage 108 bead malaKuyo Kouyou Ottote Worship Figurine, Congo In earlier times, the Kuyu were divided into two totemic clans: the one of the panther in the west, and the one of the snake in the east. The Ottot, a secret masculine society, played an important political role in the appointment of chiefs. The initiation of young people came to an end by the revelation of the snake god Ebongo, represented in the form of a head. The dances accompanying the ceremony