Half figure, D. R. Congo, Yakoma, Size: H: 34,5 cm (H: 13.6 inch), ID: 3045805

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Lot 246

92nd Tribal Art Auction

Half figure · D. R. Congo, Yakoma · ID: 3045805

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Provenance

Belgian Colonial Collection

Size

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.

Comparing literature

Beaulieux, Dick, Belgium collects African Art, Brussels 2000

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