Drawing of a night scene, people surrounding a camp fire, a large full moon stands among clouds above mountains and jungle in the background. Behind the fire a dancer wearing the large Kakuungu mask is rising in a somehow threatening pose.

And hey, if you don't feel yet like reading the text about the #Kakuungu, then at least have a look at the breathtaking illustration by Congolese artist Edizon Musavuli that accompanies it:

"Its massive size and grotesque features inspired both fear and respect."

An updated version of the series' cover drawing showing a museum shelf with meanwhile seven objects: the wooden figure from episode 1 on the top left slot, episode 2's golden crown top centre, the Rosetta Stone from episode 3 in the lower left, right next to it the Okukor rooster from episode 5, episode 6's Cullinan Diamond above and episode 4's two taxidermied lions again to the right it, finally above them the Kakuungu mask.

There are about 10 such masks, but none remains in the Democratic Republic of #Congo: 1.5 m tall & about 10 kg heavy - that is the truly monumental #Kakuungu dance mask.

In part 7 of their #MuseumOfStolenHistory series, @thecontinent.org tells its story: continent.substack.com/p/the-museum...