Musoni — Dikenga Collection Hoodie

Musoni jet black hoodie product view, embroidery-style Kongo emblem printed on the chest, Dikenga Collection by Bana Bilaka

Musoni — Dikenga Hoodie No. 01

£49.90

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Everything begins in the invisible. In Kongo cosmology, Musoni is the midnight sun: the moment of conception, the project still held in secret, the wisdom of the ancestors moving ahead of you before anyone sees a thing. On this heavyweight black hoodie, the Musoni emblem sits at the chest as an embroidery-style print medallion in saffron yellow, ivory and muted gold: a small sun resting low beneath the Kalunga line, and above it a near-empty night field scattered with faint stars, the quiet before the becoming. Made for the cold, quiet hours when the real work gets done, hood up, head down. The piece for those who build in silence and let the work speak when it is ready.

(Français)

Tout commence dans l'invisible. Dans la cosmologie kongo, Musoni est le soleil de minuit : la conception, le projet encore secret, la sagesse des ancêtres qui te précède. Sur ce hoodie noir épais, l'emblème Musoni se pose sur la poitrine en médaillon imprimé effet broderie, jaune safran, ivoire et or sourd : un petit soleil sous la ligne Kalunga, et au-dessus un champ de nuit presque vide semé d'étoiles discrètes, le calme avant l'éclosion. Fait pour les heures froides et silencieuses où le vrai travail se fait, capuche relevée, tête baissée. La pièce de ceux qui construisent en silence et laissent l'œuvre parler quand elle est prête.

Ce que ça signifie / What it means

In Kongo cosmology, life is one sun moving through four moments: conceived at midnight (Musoni), born at dawn (Kala), at full strength at noon (Tukula), passed to the world of the ancestors at dusk (Luvemba). This cycle is the dikenga: one sun, four moments, and the Kalunga line, the water threshold between the worlds, which the cycle crosses without ever stopping.

Un seul soleil, quatre moments, et la ligne Kalunga, ce seuil d'eau entre les mondes, que le cycle traverse sans jamais s'arrêter. D'après la cosmologie kongo documentée par K.K. Bunseki Fu-Kiau, African Cosmology of the Bântu-Kôngo.

Part of Collection 01 · Dikenga : The Four Suns. Emblème No. 01 of 5.

Fabric & Fit

AWDis Just Hoods JH001 College Hoodie: 80% ringspun cotton, 20% polyester, 280 gsm with a soft brushed inner fleece. Double-fabric hood, kangaroo pouch pocket, ribbed cuffs and hem. The emblem is an embroidery-style print on the chest. Colour: Jet Black. Regular fit, true to size.