Fetish
Yaka · Democratic Republic of the Congo
Reference: FET-42
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- Height
- 38 cm
- Material
- Redwood, fabric, feathers, rope and magical loads.
Yaka anthropomorphic statues have apotropaic virtues, protecting their owners by turning evil away from them. They help to heal from diseases and play an important role…
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Yaka anthropomorphic statues have apotropaic virtues, protecting their owners by turning evil away from them. They help to heal from diseases and play an important role in divinatory processes. These statues are associated with shrines mbwoolo and are used by the secret society Tshinda Hata. They can carry an oquedad in the abdomen to introduce the load with magic substances or be coated with magical accessories that can be covered in mud or mud and fabric.
This statue carries magical loads at shoulder and side height and has been covered with a red pigmentation based on Tukula.
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- Attributed period
- MEASUREMENTS OF THE SCHEME XX
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Democratic Republic of the Congo. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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