Totemic animal - Yaka / Suku - DR Congo

Zoomorphic animal of the Yaka or Suku, DR Congo, Kwango region (southwest).

Artwork sold with its official original document of origin and provenance.

Wooden sculpture of rare typology, remarkable for the accuracy of its proportions and for its deliberately synthetic styling. The body, resting on its legs, is built from solid, compact volumes, then animated by a regularly incised decoration that rhythmically lines the back and the flanks. The head, slightly oversized, concentrates the expression: gaze reduced to the essential, short muzzle, mouth discreetly marked, giving the whole an unexpectedly lively presence. This type of small zoomorphic sculpture, halfway between a prestige object and a piece with a strong symbolic charge depending on context, is today particularly appreciated for its formal modernity and its rarity on the market. The dark patina, aged, shows wear and marks of time that are coherent, reinforcing the authentic character and the sculptural reading of the object.

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