Black model wearing the Musoni black tee, Dikenga Collection by Bana Bilaka

Musoni — Dikenga Tee No. 01

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Black model wearing the Musoni black tee, Dikenga Collection by Bana Bilaka
  • Black model wearing the Musoni black tee, Dikenga Collection by Bana Bilaka
  • Musoni black tee flat-lay on linen, Dikenga Collection by Bana Bilaka
  • Musoni black tee on a wooden hanger against a terracotta wall, Dikenga Collection by Bana Bilaka
  • Musoni emblem, embroidery-style Kongo medallion with the midnight sun low beneath the Kalunga line, saffron yellow and ivory on black
  • Black model wearing the Musoni black tee, Dikenga Collection by Bana Bilaka
  • Musoni black tee flat-lay on linen, Dikenga Collection by Bana Bilaka
  • Musoni black tee on a wooden hanger against a terracotta wall, Dikenga Collection by Bana Bilaka
  • Musoni emblem, embroidery-style Kongo medallion with the midnight sun low beneath the Kalunga line, saffron yellow and ivory on black
Musoni — Dikenga Tee No. 01

Musoni — Dikenga Tee No. 01

£29.90
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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. The Musoni emblem renders that hour as an embroidery-style print medallion in saffron yellow, ivory and muted gold on a deep black tee: 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. This is the piece for those who build in silence, who let the work speak when it is ready, who know that what is unseen is already in motion.

(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. L'emblème Musoni traduit cette heure en médaillon imprimé effet broderie, jaune safran, ivoire et or sourd sur tee noir profond : un petit soleil posé sous la ligne Kalunga, et au-dessus, un champ de nuit presque vide semé d'étoiles discrètes, le calme avant l'éclosion. 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

Stanley/Stella Creator 2.0 — 100% organic combed ring-spun cotton (GOTS-certified fabric), 180 gsm single jersey, fabric washed. Colour: Black. Medium fit, true to size.

Size Guide (cm)

Size Half chest Body length
S 49.5 69
M 53.5 73
L 56.5 75
XL 59.5 77
2XL 63.5 79
3XL 67.5 81

Shipping & Returns

Printed to order in the UK · dispatched in 2–5 working days · UK delivery 3–7 days. 30-day returns. Wash inside out, do not iron the print.

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