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Yaka, Teke : Yaka Wooden Khosi Sculpture
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Yaka Wooden Khosi Sculpture - PF.4798
Origin: Southwestern Congo/Angola
Circa: 20
th
Century AD
Dimensions:
29.25" (74.3cm) high
x 9" (22.9cm) wide
Collection: African
Style: Yaka
Medium: Wood
$6,000.00
Location: United States
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| Description |
This powerful Khosi shows a male and female
figure placed back to back, sharing a high
headdress with a crest and wrapped around the
waist by a skirt of cloth strips. The female is
naked from the waist up, her hands are pressed
together at the knuckles in the middle of the
chest. Her facial scarification is represented by
two vertical lines under each eye. The male's
body posture is basically the same as the
female's body, each have protruding stomachs,
narrow arms and thick legs. “Power bundles,”
containing various ingredients from nature
serving as protective devices, are attached to the
man's upper arms. These bundles are a
distinctive feature of some Yaka statues, such as
the Khosi, which are highly revered and kept in a
hut standing within the enclosure of the chief's
house.
- (PF.4798)
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