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Figure assise "yanda"

R. D. Congo, Azandé
Vendu 4 200 €
Provenance
Pierre Dartevelle, Brussels, Belgium
Michel Boulanger, Liège, Belgium
Taille
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.

Littérature comparée

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

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