The Kusu is a small ethnic group in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and most of their sculptures share a similarity to their neighbours like the Luba, Songye, and Hemba. This particular sculpture has a conical base that supports a slender trunk with massive rounded shoulders, flanked by arms ending in large hands resting on the side of the abdomen. The statue is crowned by a small head with a triangular face plan wearing a goatee. The kusu people used sculptures as power figures and as ancestral figures too. This piece is locally referred to as a Kasongo Mwembe Sculpture. The following figure has a shinny brown patina and shows signs of age and usage.
- Material: Wood
- Condition: Visible crack at the back
- Age:approx 50-60yrs
- Origin: Democratic Republic of Congo
- SKU: LSTA-089
- Weight: 0.6 kg
- Dimensions: 9.5 x 26 x 6.5 cm