Molimo - Congo Spirits : Ekuk (Portrait)

Molimo Ya Congo is an art series displaying Congolese traditional culture.
Ekuk was rendered in Blender & textured with Substance Painter with the new Stylization & Kuwahara filter
- Ethnic group: Kwele People ( Congo, Gabon )
- Known as "EKUK" or "things of the forest," this type of mask acts as an intermediary between the forest and the village.
- Often painted white, a color the Kwele associate with light and clarity, the "ekuk" are portrayed as possessing the clairvoyance necessary to fight witchcraft.
- Kwele village rituals known as "beete" are enacted at times of crisis to mobilize the powers of the ancestors.