Wooden stool used in nkumbi initiation; bottom has three incised marks on each side, handle carved on one side near the center column, and incised area in the middle of the top; origin Bira people of the Epulu region of the Ituri rainforest.
Bira (African people), Stools--Africa, Sub-Saharan, Initiation rites--Congo (Democratic Republic), Congo (Democratic Republic)--Social life and customs✖[remove]1