Power and protective figure "yiteke" · D. R. Congo, Yaka / Suku · ID: 3045300
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Size
H: 35 cm
H: 13.8 inch
Description
wood, cloth, pigments, base
This small power figures, called “yiteke”, serve as protection against misfortune, witchcraft, illness and death.
The Yaka figure presented here wears a “magic ball” around the middle of its body, as is often found amongst the Teke, the northern neighbours of the Yaka.
The object Power and protective figure “yiteke” with the object ID 3045300 was last part of the auction 91 Tribal Art Auction at March 9, 2019 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 365.
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