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This carved, wooden Yaka figure depicts a man standing with an animal perched atop his head. The carving is stylized and exhibits characteristics typically seen among northern Yaka figural representations: flexed knees; arms bent with upturned palms positioned at shoulder level; and, an animal figure upon its head. In this case, the creature has a curved body and appears to be an anteater. The male figure has a narrow, cylindrical body; a slightly protruding belly; a simple coiffure; an elongated face; barely-open eyes from which vertical lines extend downward; a disproportionately large, pointed nose, and a darkened beard.
Yaka (Yaka (Kwango-Kwilu region style))
Figure
1915 – 1925
Gift of Candis and Helmut Stern
2005/1.193
A stylized human head with an elaborate coiffure, sitting atop a larger animal head with scarification marks below the eyes, tops a well-carved staff with angular handle and a zig-zag carved pattern below the handle. The eyes of both figures are set in shallow cavities and appear squinted or closed.
Yaka (Yaka (Kwango-Kwilu region style))
Staff
1933 – 1966
Gift of Margaret H. and Albert J. Coudron
2001/2.19

Yaka (Yaka (Kwango-Kwilu region style))
Figure with skirt
Gift of Jack Faxon
2003/2.72
Carved wooden human figure attached to an animal's horn. A plug or mushroom shaped projection extends from the human figure's head.
Yaka (Yaka (Kwango-Kwilu region style))
Power figure (nkisi)
20th century
Gift of Dr. James and Vivian Curtis
1997/1.346
A lighter wood with a semi-matte finish. A woman figurine on the top, hands on her thighs and a bun on top of her head.
Yaka (Yaka (Kwango-Kwilu region style))
Staff
1800 – 1999
Gift of the Robbins Center for Cross Cultural Communications in memory of Warren M. Robbins
2014/2.79

Yaka (Yaka (Kwango-Kwilu region style))
Staff
Gift of Margaret H. and Albert J. Coudron
2001/2.29

Yaka (Yaka (Kwango-Kwilu region style))
Staff
Gift of Margaret H. and Albert J. Coudron
2001/2.54
Hat composed of primarily red beads, with yellow, green, and blue beaded designs and two longer protuberances and three smaller ones.
Yaka (Yaka (Kwango-Kwilu region style))
Chief's Hat (misango mapende)
20th century
Gift of Dede and Oscar Feldman
2019/1.273
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