Figure, "khosi", arts and crafts
Suku, DR Congo
ohne Sockel / without base
Wood, textile, feathers. H 27 cm.
Provenance:
Sandro Bocola (1931-2022), Zurich.
Personal protective figure, which could develop its power through rituals and the application of magical substances.
This materialized interface between this worldly and supernatural forces was used to promote the good and avert the negative.
Its ability to fulfill certain orders was strengthened by the owners through the organic substances that were tied around the figure.
Further reading:
Bourgeois, Arthur P. (1984). Art of the Yaka and Suku. Meudon: Alain et Françoise Chaffin.
CHF 100 / 200
EUR 100 / 200
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