The eastern arm of the cross and the colour black stand for the human world. Black is associated especially with the initial years of life, when we are born, grow and gain skills and knowledge. Just as the sun rises in the east, human life begins with our soul taking corporeal form and rising from the land of the dead.
In the display are power objects whose function is to address everyday problems: the success of the hunt, illness and protection against those wishing to do harm. Many of the objects bear the cross as their primary symbol – a reminder of the connection between the living and the dead. Priests and healers may often bring the help of the spirit world into the private spheres of the home and the cult. With the aid of various power objects, they induce the spirits to transmit power, success and health. They ward off evil forces and witches. It is the same thing prophets do, both leading Christian congregations and also serving as messengers between our world and the world of spirits.
Tools of the prophets belong to both the Christian and the pre-Christian Congolese religion.