Yaka statuette, Democratic Republic of Congo
Sold
Superb biteki Yaka divination statuette, used as a receptacle or supports for magical preparations, represented standing on a circular plinth, powerful legs bent at the knees, forearms bent, stylized hands meeting on the torso. The naturalism of the pose responds to the strength of the expressionist face and the dynamics of angular volumes. The elongated head offers a face with finely sculpted features, dominated by a broad rounded forehead, almond-shaped eyes with lowered lids, inscribed in hollowed sockets, prominent upturned nose, the mouth parted on a row of teeth, the whole giving off an expression. dark and contemplative. The magico-religious charges were suspended from the openings pierced in the arms. Simple and refined headdress.
Superb honey-brown patina, the depth and nuances of which attest to the great age of the work.
GO TO THE VIDEO GO TO THE CATALOG
Origin
Ex French collection
- Dimensions: H 22 cm
- Epoque: circa 1950
- Ethnie: Yaka
- Matériaux: Bois
- Pays: R. D. du Congo