Arms are much longer than forearm as to give more contraction to the contained moose or maybe, more simply, because the block of wood used by the sculptor did not allow to...
We know very little of the few statues Salampassu, otherwise they are probably representations of ancestors, it is remarkable ...
Yaka statues have different functions, which can be contradictory: For example, they can be used in healing rituals but also to cast spells.
The African statues standing, as this one, embody the numerous gods Igbo ; they are included by symbolic families in special compartments where they are revered...