2024-10-21
TERVUREN/KINSHASA - After almost 70 years in the Africa Museum, the rare Kakungu mask is back in Congo. Despite the festive ceremony at the National Museum, the mask remains the property of Belgium, causing unrest among the Congolese people and the Suku community, where the mask originally came from.
The documentary takes you through the history of the mask, from the forgotten village where it once played a traditional role to the colonial legacy it carries with it. It raises the question of whether the original community should not be more involved. Because without its true meaning, heritage remains just a lifeless museum piece.
Photo: © Job Van Nieuwenhove, Don Moussa Pandzou and Adriaan De Loore
€10,000 allocated on 24/05/2023
ID
FPD/2023/2080Grant
Pascal Decroos Fund
DOCUMENTARY
PRINT/ONLINE
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- Wanneer komt het Congolese Kakungu-masker echt thuis? “Kakungu hoort niet in het museum. Hij is onze spirituele gids”, De Standaard, 19/10/2024.
- Vandaag op tv: een masker van onschatbare waarde en highschool-klassieker, De Standaard, 19/10/2024.
