Votive Figure
Punu · Gabon
Reference: FIV-2
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- Height
- 23 cm
- Material
- Wood and reddish pigmentation
Statue of an initiate, naked woman who can represent an ancestor. It dominates the reddish color. The great rhomboidal scarification that is in the center of…
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Full original description
Statue of an initiate, naked woman who can represent an ancestor. It dominates the reddish color. The great rhomboidal scarification that is in the center of the belly is also reddish. Heave generous breasts. Combed divided into two parts by a central stripe from which two lateral manes formed by loops in the form of bananas. Hands on the belly in reference to a woman's next fertility. Votive statue for the family cult, belonging to a member of the Mukuyi mask society.
Further technical information
- Width
- 7 cm
- 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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