Yaka or Suku Female Fetish Figure (Nkisi) noken Angkor period

Angkor period

Holmes Museum of Anthropology

This gorgeous volcanic stone shaman figure stands as a testament to the spiritual traditions

particularly the Levant

Yaka or Suku Female Fetish Figure (Nkisi) noken Angkor periodYaka or Suku peoples, early 20th century, Democratic Republic of the Congo Exceptional, rare, and deeply arresting, this wooden female fetish figure stands in a strong frontal pose, carved with the distinctive sculptural language associated with the Yaka and Suku peoples. Her columnar torso is decorated with vertical scarification marks and features a small, carved chest cavity intended to receive magical ingredientsnow empty, but still resonant with