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African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.
African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.

African art tribal Yaka shield from Democratic of Congo.

$ 190.08

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Item must be returned within: 14 Days
  • Refund will be given as: Money back or replacement (buyer's choice)
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Congo
  • Restocking Fee: No
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
  • Condition: Used

    Description

    Title
    African  art tribal ,yaka shield  from Democratic of Congo.
    County of origin
    Democratic Republic of Congo
    People
    Yaka
    Type of object
    Shield
    Materials
    Wood
    Approx. size
    62cm--24 inches high by 29 cm--11 inches wide/weight:3kg
    he Kwango River area (southwest of the Democratic Republic of the Congo) is the home of some 300,000 highly artistic Yaka people.
    Yaka
    or
    yakala
    means “males,” “the strong ones,” thus Bayaka, “the strong people.” The Yaka society is organized into strong lineage group headed by elders and lineage headmen. The chief of the lineage had the power of life
    and death over lineage members. He was in charge of the cult of the ancestors and judiciary authority, and it was compulsory that he have large number of descendants. Chiefs, including dependent village chiefs, regional overlords, and paramount chiefs, are believed to have extra-human abilities, ruling the underworld or spiritual realm as well as the ordinary world. A chief participates in the affairs of witches so that he can tap their power for the good of the community. On the periphery of the hierarchy, the “master of the earth” plays an important role during the rites that accompany the hunt – the primary activity of the men. The Yaka hunters perform a specific ritual under the direction of the “master of the earth” to guarantee that they procure game. The Yaka have an initiation, the
    n-khanda
    . A special hut is built in the forest to give shelter to the postulants during their retreat; the event ends in circumcision, an occasion for great masked festivities including dances and songs. The
    n-khanda
    is organized every time there are enough eligible youths between ten and fifteen years of age.
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    :
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