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.