Standing Male Healing Figure
Item
Accession Number
2020.15
Title
Standing Male Healing Figure
Ethnic Group
Yuka
Subject
Figure|Healing|Central Africa
Country
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Date
20th century
Medium
Wood|Palm Oil
Format
H x W x D: 9.5 x 2.5 x 2.5 in. (24.13 x 6.35 x 6.35 cm)
Description
Standing male medicine or healing figure with a large head containing a stylized headpiece with a hole drilled for fetish material. Facial features include coffee bean-shaped eyes and a large bulbous nose. The thick torso shows its arms and hands joined at the upper chest in a gesture of respect. The remainder of the body shows genitalia and non-descript legs and feet.
