Figure fétiche debout "phuungu" ·  R. D. Congo, Yaka · ID: 3042115

Description

wood, middle brown patina, black paint, the body enclosed by a package filled with magical mass, two small packages with inserted feathers in place of the arms, min. dam., minor missing parts (headgear, right thigh), min. abrasion, base;
a “phuungu” is owned by the head of a patrilineal kin group and may pass from father to son. Its primary function is to protect against witches and other enemies and for this purpose it is often positioned on the wall near the roof supports in the interior of a dwelling.

Littérature comparée

Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Paris 1984, p. 208 f.

Publications

AHDRC: 0142034