Standing female power figure "yiteke" ("biteke"), D. R. Congo, Suku, Size: H: 28,5 cm (H: 11.2 inch), ID: 3047508

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Standing female power figure "yiteke" ("biteke"), D. R. Congo, Suku, Size: H: 28,5 cm (H: 11.2 inch), ID: 3047508 - 3/5

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Lot 120

Standing female power figure "yiteke" ("biteke") · D. R. Congo, Suku · ID: 3047508

sold EUR 350

Provenance

Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands

Size

H: 28,5 cm

H: 11.2 inch

Description

wood, pigments, base

The Yaka and Suku carved different types of magical figures, which were provided with various magical substances and activated by spells and special rites, and had the most diverse functions.

This figure has various openings for inserting medicines and may have been hung with other magical ingredients.

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