Power Figure

Yaka, Early 20th century

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Yaka

Yaka, Early 20th century

Physical Qualities Wood, cloth, twigs, leaves, shell, 15 11/16 × 3 1/2 × 3 3/4 in. (39.9 × 8.9 × 9.5 cm.)

Credit Line Gift of Barry and Toby T. Hecht, Bethesda, Maryland

Object Number 1988.1413

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