Sorcerer Mascando Iboga

the iboga is a potent drug that is extracted from a root and exerts a great influence on the social life of the Congo. An Initiate Kongo He can only participate in the Bwiti cult if he has eaten iboga. The Root iboga It is very important in the Bwiti cult. Sorcerers consume it to, entering into trance, be able to communicate with the world of spirits. Also the leaders of the cult take it throughout the day to be able to ask for advice from the ancestors. In many sorcerer statues Kongo This one appears chewing iboga to become a good intercessor between the living and the dead.

The Sorcerer Kuba represented by this figure carries a large ventral protuberance with a hole intended to receive magical substances. The head is covered by a rag and a lock of feathers protrudes, an element that constitutes one of the most frequent magical additions. Strings screwed on the neck and belly and raffia baskets to collect the iboga on the side and back. He's chewing a root of iboga.