Standing female power figure "yiteke" ("biteke")
Click here to view a larger version of the image
3047508
Standing female power figure "yiteke" ("biteke")
D. R. Congo, Suku
| Provenance | Size | Starting price / estimated price |
|---|---|---|
| Piet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands | H: 11.2 inch | sold |
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.
