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Yaka

Male Figure

Yaka, 1900-1966

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Yaka

Male Figure

Yaka, 1900-1966

Physical Qualities Wood, feline fur, fiber, metal, seed pods, and polychrome, 81 H x 10 W x 11 D cm.
Credit Line Gift of Aaron and Joanie Young, Baltimore
Object Number 1999.173
Male figure with hands to chest, wearing three miniature figures attached with a string around the neck, a flat metal piece attached by a string around the neck, a feline fur attached around the waist, and several seed pods attached to fiber ornaments.
The Baltimore Museum of Art by gift, 1999; Aaron and Joanie Young, Baltimore

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