Naked woman
Punu · Gabon
Reference: EFM-10
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- Height
- 65 cm
- Material
- Wood and pigments
Statue of a naked woman who can represent an initiated young woman. It dominates the ochre color, due to the laterite. Eyes, nose and black peolo,…
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Full original description
Statue of a naked woman who can represent an initiated young woman. It dominates the ochre color, due to the laterite. Eyes, nose and black peolo, as well as the great rhomboidal scarification that covers almost all the belly, under a few small breasts. Big mouth, in oquedad, ochre color. Combed divided into three parts, a kind of grub That crest that crosses the skull from front to back. Two elongated and braided bows stand out on the sides. Hands on the belly in reference to the fertility of women.
Further technical information
- Attributed period
- Mid-century XX or earlier.
Details transcribed from the original catalogue; they are not a recent physical inspection.
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Gabon. The country associated with the catalog is shown, not the current location of the piece.
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