Tukula — Dikenga Hoodie No. 03

Tukula is the noon sun: full power, action, accomplishment. The word itself names the red camwood powder once ground for ceremonies of maturity and prestige, the colour of a life at its height. On this heavyweight black hoodie, a large camwood-red sun dominates the zenith of the emblem, high above the Kalunga line, ringed in warm gold and rendered as an embroidery-style print medallion on the chest. This is the piece for those who are in their hour: the launch, the defence, the stage, the day the work finally stands in full light. Not arrogance, accomplishment. The cycle gave you this moment; occupy it.

(Français)

Tukula est le soleil de midi : la pleine puissance, l'action, l'accomplissement. Le mot désigne aussi la poudre rouge de bois de cam, broyée pour les cérémonies de maturité et de prestige : la couleur d'une vie à son sommet. Sur ce hoodie noir épais, un grand soleil rouge cam domine le zénith de l'emblème, haut au-dessus de la ligne Kalunga, cerclé d'or chaud, en médaillon imprimé effet broderie sur la poitrine. La pièce de ceux qui sont dans leur heure : le lancement, la scène, le jour où l'œuvre se tient enfin en pleine lumière. Pas de l'arrogance, de l'accomplissement. Le cycle t'a donné ce moment, occupe-le.

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. 03 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.

Size Guide (cm)

Official AWDis size guide, tolerance plus or minus 2 cm.

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.