Yaka statuette, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood... Lot 28

Yaka statuette, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood with brown glazed patina H. 25 cm Yaka figure, Democratic Republic of the Congo H. 9 13/16 in Provenance: - Former Bertrand Goy collection This sculpture presents the classical features and attitudes of the center of styles, crested hairstyle, snub nose and hands joined on the chest. See a similar looking example in Arthur P. Bourgeois, Art of the Yaka and the Suku, Meudon, Alain et Françoise Chaffin, 1984, fig 195