Fetish Figure
Possibly Suku people, DR Congo, c. 1900
Carved wood with cloth and natural fibers
8.75” h x 3.25” w x 3” d (22.22 x 8.26 x 7.62 cm)
Jim Pieper collection, Los Angeles, CA
Price: $1,400
This fetish figure, exhibiting good patina and another powerful bundle (much like the previous Yaka piece), appears to most closely relate to the northern Suku style.
