Small male figure
D. R. Congo, Yaka
not available anymore
Provenance
Didier Claes, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 14 cm
H: 5.5 inch
Description
wood, middle brown patina, elaborate carved in clear and symmetrical arranged geometric forms, showing the typical Yaka hook-shaped nose, a cylindrical receptacle on the head, closed with a wooden stopper, fixed with leather strip and copper wire, rep. (nose), on block-like pedestal;
figures like the pesent one belonged to individuals. They served as containers for magical substances exercised by the experts against illness, to avenge sorcery and for supernatural assistance in hunting.