Statue (Yaka, Suku).
Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Wood, polychromia, height: 60 cm.
Private collection.
The Suku and Yaka populations live in the southwest of the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. These two neighbouring
populations have common origins and similarities in their
institutions. This charm, evil as well as beneficial, exists in these
two ethnic groups. But certain stylistic details allow us to credit
it to the Suku.