MC1866 Grande statue Metoko Mituku figure Congo RDC Lega an association that organized the

an association that organized the social structureand ensured the stability of the Lega community

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MC1866 Grande statue Metoko Mituku figure Congo RDC Lega an association that organized theFor English, please have a look below CONGO DRC Large Female Statue METOKO Beautiful dark patina There Stylization of the face and silhouette gives aesthetics to the Metoko statues an irresistible little robot side Settled and settled in the middle Lwalaba region, in the heart of the equatorial forest, the Metoko are said to be the descendants of Lega migrants (according to the oral tradition of the Lega themselves) Like the Lega, their political and