Yanda Protective Figure Azande People African Art SALE WAS 0.00

Description

Brand
Unbranded
Type of Object
Sculpture, Carving
Country of Origin
Democratic Republic of Congo
People
Azande (Zande)
Materials
Wood, Metal, Plastic
Approximate Age
Mid 20th century
Height (in)
12.5
Width (in)
4
Depth (in)
2
Other Dimensions
--
Overall Condition
Good. Most of our pieces have spent decades on at least two continents, and have been treasured by several owners. Please look carefully at the pictures which may also reveal condition and damage.
Damage/Repair
Wear and cracks, see photos for details.
Additional Information:
The Zande (Azande) people populate a vast area stretching across the north of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and South central Africa. They developed a kingdom based on a royal clan, the Vungara, and absorbed foreign populations through their well-organized army that conquered new territories, making them a heterogeneous group. The nobles of the Zande court turned to Mangbetu craftsmen for many prestige items, while Zande artists themselves made the small roughly finished human and animal figures (Yanda) used by an ancestral, religious secret society called Mani. These small, highly abstract protective figures are called Yanda figures.
Through magical meands, Mani Yanda are intended to protect their owners from illness, infertility, witchcraft, and harm as well as securing luck in hunting, health, wealth, and prosperity. These charming figures take their color from the magical application of roots, plants, bark and seeds called Libele by the Azande. Local scarification patterns worn by the people are also carved onto the face and thighs and genitals of the figure. These highly abstracted figures are today not common as most were thought to be made during the first third of the 20th Century.
Recommended Reading:
E.E. Evans-Pritchard, Witchcraft Oracles and Magic Among The Azande, 1937, 1950, 1959, Oxford at the Clarendon Press
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