Metoko

The 15,000 Metoko people live surrounded on three sides by the Lengola. They are also regulated by the Bukota society and are divided into six clans. Living in deep forests, hunting is their main source of food. The figures produced by the Metoko are large, have either very angular or abstract features, and are often covered with painted or incised dots. They are used at the beginning of the circumcision ceremonies.

The Metoko have a voluntary association called bukota, whose large membership includes both men and

women. Its functions are similar to those of the Lega bwami association as it regulates their social, political, and economic life. Sculptures serve a wide variety of purposes, from providing behavioral models, to encouraging healing, to promoting peace.