
Nswo statuette (Yansi) - EO.1948.19.18
1st quarter of the 20th century. RD Congo. Registered in 1948. Collected by Father P. Swartenbroeckx (1940s?).
This Yansi nswo has the male chignon and facial scarifications that are typical of Teke art.
By contrast, the flat, triangular nose is characteristic of the Yansi.