Fetish Figure - Yaka People - D.R. Congo - SOLD
Price: $0.00
Ex: Levitt collection NYC.
Today, the 300,000 Yaka people
living along the Wamba River.
The majority of the Yaka figures
are associated with Mbwoolo
shrines. Some of their abdomens
are hollow, enabling the insertion
of fetish material as well as
having bundles of protective
pouches attached to the body.
Their purpose is multi-functional,
they can be protective as well
as cause illness.
16"H (with stand) x 4"W x 4"D
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