An ancient Yisanuna comb with engraved decoration and a snub-nosed head. Used as ornaments by notables, these combs are among the earliest examples of Yaka art collected by colonial travelers and administrators in the Kwango region, often carved before 1930 in the Popokabaka area and dispersed as far as the Kyambvu court in Kasango Lunda. See: pp. 60-65 in Art of The Yaka and Suku, Bourgeois, 1984 Yaka, Democratic Republic of the Congo Wood, beautiful old blond patina. H. 15.3 cm Provenance : Monsieur V. Collection, Brussels, acquired on the Belgian market in the 1970s