The female effigy "pfemba" at the top of the stick embodies the ancestor of the clan, a mediating figure, as evidenced by the diamond-shaped scarifications on the bust. The Yombe decorated their textiles, mats and loincloths, with this type of diamond-shaped pattern related to proverbs glorifying work and social unity. The iconography here is very unusual, the subject being kneeling on an effigy of a tortured person. The phemba statuette, pfemba, often adorned prestigious canes, mwala. Satin brown patina. Desiccation crack. Belonging to the Kongo group, the Yombe are established on the West African coast, in the southwest of the Republic of Congo and in Angola. Their statuary includes remarkable maternities. Source: "le geste Kongo" Ed. Musée Dapper and "Trésors d'Afrique" Musée de Tervuren.
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