Figure magique féminine debout "yiteke" ("biteke") · R. D. Congo, Suku · ID: 3047508
Vendu
350 €
Provenance
Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The NetherlandsDescription
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.