Half figure · D. R. Congo, Yakoma · ID: 3045805
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Provenance
Belgian Colonial CollectionSize
H: 34,5 cm
H: 13.6 inch
Description
terracotta, blackish coating,
Works of the Yakoma are rare to find. Two comparable ritual jars shown in Beaulieux (2000), p. 73 f. Typical of the Yakoma is the coating of their terracotta with black plant extract and the lavish ornamentation with small-scale dot pattern.
The object Half figure with the object ID 3045805 was last part of the auction 92nd Tribal Art Auction at June 29, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 246.
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Comparing literature
Beaulieux, Dick, Belgium collects African Art, Brussels 2000