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Wooden Yaka comb (2)
Africa
Congo (Democratic Republic)
Width : 2 3/8 inch
Height : 8 3/8 inch
Depth : 1 3/8 inch
The Yaka tribe belongs to the Bantu people. They live at the south-east of the Republic of Congo and at the north-east of Angola. This comb has some Chokwe artistic influence but the turned-up nose is specificly Yaka. It could symbolize the sexual power.