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ZANDE AZANDE Rare Ubangi Zigzag figure Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1348
ZANDE AZANDE Rare Ubangi Zigzag figure Congo DRC African Tribal Art 1348
Item Details
Description
CONGO RDC
Cute statuette, typical of the Ubangi area,
Most likely ZANDE
Very beautiful sculpture, the geometric body forms with the head a zig-zag which reminds us of certain Lega statuettes
The Yanda figures, with an abstract style and an indeterminate gender represent strength, the spirits
Those anthropomorphic figurines (also named Nazeze) belonged to the highest members of this society. They were used in the divination rituals of the Mani, an association that could be compared to the cult of the Bwami of the Lega
The Zande live in the north of the Congo, in the Ubangi, on the banks of the Uele river

Characteristics:
TYPE OF OBJECT: Statue, figure
ETHNICAL GROUP: Zande Azande.
ORIGINE: Democratic Republic of Congo.
DRC (ex Belgian Congo, ex Zaïre).
MATÉRIAL: Wood
DIMENSIONS: About 7nches high
About 8" with the base
CONDITION: Medium - bad
Please have a look on the pictures.

Bibliographie - Bibliography
- Ubangi, dir. Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers, Fonds mercator, 2007
- Figures Yanda des Zande, 24 sculptures ubanguiennes de la collection Jay T Last, Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers Tribal Art Magazine n°96 Eté 2020
- 100 peoples of Zaïre and their sculpture. The handbook for collectors, scholars and students, Marc Leo Felix, Bruxelles: Zaïre Basin Art History Research Foundation, 1987, pages 202-203
- The Tribal Arts of Africa, Jean-Baptiste Bacquart, Thames and Hudson, 1998, pages 141 - 142

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