Seated figure "yanda", D. R. Congo, Azande, Size: H: 12,5 cm (H: 4.9 inch), ID: 3051924

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Lot 342

Seated figure "yanda" · D. R. Congo, Azande · ID: 3051924

sold EUR 4,200

Provenance

Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Michel Boulanger, Liège, Belgium

Size

H: 12,5 cm

H: 4.9 inch

Description

terracotta, colour pigments, glassbeads,

The best known sculpture of the Zande are the “yanda” cult figures of the “mani” secret society. These spirits protect against disease, infertility, and sorcery, as well as provide luck in hunting.

Comparing literature

Felix, Marc L., 100 Peoples of Zaire and their Sculpture, Brussels 1987, p. 203, ill. 2

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