Yaka artists are renowned for their masterful creation of masks, sculptures, and ceremonial objects. Their artistic practice encompasses a wide range of materials, including wood, raffia, …

The tight-knit social system of the Yaka consists of a chief and his second in command who delegates to lineage chiefs. The Yaka are known for their masks, sculpture, and decorative …

The Yaka are notable for their arts and handicrafts. They make statues, portraits, baskets, carved objects, masks, tools for cooking, building, hunting, fishing or entertaining with additions of …

Feb 20, 2024 · At the heart of this complex mural are the Yaka people, an ethnic group whose presence stretches across the lush landscapes of southwestern Democratic Republic of the …

Among Yaka and Suku peoples, the conclusion of mukanda--coming to manhood rites--is accompanied by performances of kholuka masks. The imagery that surmounts these masks …

This exhibition, the first large-scale public museum show devoted only to the Yaka and Suku allows us a view into the traditional Yaka and Suku world to see its chiefs, diviners and hunters …

Yaka artistic tradition is rich and various, but much of it has been informed by their neighbours —the Suku, the Kongo, the Holo and the Teke. Nevertheless, Yaka statues do have common …

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Yaka society is extremely hierarchical and authoritarian. The head of lineage indeed has the right of life and death over his subjects. As often, the artistic movement of the ethnic group was …

State of African tribal art Yaka whose singularity lies in the trumpet nose, phallic symbol also associated with the elephant. These primitive African statues, which provided protection from …