Yaka
Divination Slit Gong (Nkoko Ngombo)
Yaka, 1933-1966
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Yaka
Divination Slit Gong (Nkoko Ngombo)
Yaka, 1933-1966
Physical Qualities
Wood, 16 5/16 × 3 7/16 in. (41.5 × 8.8 cm.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Jamosil Foundation, Alexandria, Virginia
Object Number
1989.130
Biebuyck, Daniel, The Arts of Zaire, Berkeley: University of California Press, c1985-, vol 1, ill 49.
Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Mendon, France: A. & F. Chaffin, 1984, cat nos 89-90.
Cornet, Joseph, Art from Zaïre = L'Art du Zaïre : 100 Masterworks from the National Collection: an Exhibition of Traditional Art from the Institute of the National Museums of Zaïre (IMNZ), [New York] : African-American Institute, c1975, cat no 36.
Ghent, Gregory, African Alchemy: Art for Healing in African Societies, Moraga, CA: Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College of California, 1994, cat no 19.
Bourgeois, Arthur P., Art of the Yaka and Suku, Mendon, France: A. & F. Chaffin, 1984, cat nos 89-90.
Cornet, Joseph, Art from Zaïre = L'Art du Zaïre : 100 Masterworks from the National Collection: an Exhibition of Traditional Art from the Institute of the National Museums of Zaïre (IMNZ), [New York] : African-American Institute, c1975, cat no 36.
Ghent, Gregory, African Alchemy: Art for Healing in African Societies, Moraga, CA: Hearst Art Gallery, Saint Mary's College of California, 1994, cat no 19.
