A Yanzi standing figure Democratic Republic of Congo wood

A Yanzi standing figure

Democratic Republic of Congo

wood, with a hair knot, coffee bean eyes, a prominent beard and nose with linear face scarifications, with remains of charge to the abdomen and dark staining.

18.5cm high, on a stand. (2)

Provenance

Old Belgium collection. Collected before 1950.

Yanzi figures show similarities to neighbouring groups. Often they are Teke like but more angular and elongated.