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Description: | This female figure stands on a circular wooden plinth showing squat, flexed legs and large, rounded posterior, with long, cylindrical arms resting on her hips. Both the breasts and navel protrude forwards and scarification patterning is evident on the torso. Facial features show cowrie-shaped eyes with three scarification marks underneath, triangular nose and small lips. The hairstyle on the reverse is highly patterned, and surmounted is a bun-shaped lump, secured with wooden pins. There is significant damage to the left side of the head and the base is cracked. Description Source: Helen Coleman | Subjects: | female sculpture in the round human figurine female figure figurine | Source: | Vads | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=483... | Go to resource |
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