This piece was designed for Unknown Union's Rosetta chapter, using some of the symbolism created to transmit knowledge, construct cultural bridges and enlarge our horizons. The Dikenga is one such symbol which carries deep meaning. 'These four points of demarcation are very important for Kongo people. The circle that is made by the sun's apparent movement is the first geometrical picture given to human beings. We move the way the sun moves. We wake up, we stand up, we become active as leaders in this world, and die and eventually come back. Dying is not an end. The horizon line is the line between the physical and spiritual world. It literally means 'the line of God that cannot be measured.' To stand on the cosmogram is to tie a social knot, bringing people together. It shows the sign of the cross was known to the Kongo before the arrival of Europeans and corresponds to the understanding in their mind of their relationship to their world.'

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