This exhibition aims to give a comprehensive insight into the artistic universe of the cultural and artistic universe of the pygmy tribes of Higher Zaire.
The first traces of pygmy culture date back 12,000 years ago. This was art based essentially on repetitive ideograms. Until the end of the ancient Egyptian empire the only known forms of creative expression among the pygmy tribes were dancing and singing. They used voice and body movement to express emotions and religious feelings in a way that earned them the name “Dancers of God.”
This exhibition aims to give a comprehensive insight into the artistic universe of the cultural and artistic universe of the pygmy tribes of Higher Zaire.
The first traces of pygmy culture date back 12,000 years ago. This was art based essentially on repetitive ideograms. Until the end of the ancient Egyptian empire the only known forms of creative expression among the pygmy tribes were dancing and singing. They used voice and body movement to express emotions and religious feelings in a way that earned them the name “Dancers of God.”