Standing female power figure "phuungu" · D. R. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3036932
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Provenance
Alexandre Claes, Brussels, BelgiumSize
H: 36 cm
H: 14.2 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, remains of pigments, rattan, bulging stomach, accentuated by scarification marks and protruding navel, packages resp. small baskets of magical loading (feathers etc.) attached to both arms, min. dam., cracks, small missing parts, slight traces of abrasion, base
Comparing literature
Riley, Renaud, L' Autonomie du fétiche chez les Yaka du Congo, Bruxelles 2012