Standing female figure

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Description

wood, shiny reddish brown patina, the hands resting on the bulging abdomen, carved with a necklace, min. dam., small missing parts (left foot tip), slight traces of abrasion, metal socle;
there is little known about the precise function of these figures. Because of the bulging abdomen it is likely that it is related to fertility and pregnancy.

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Comparing literature

Afrika, De Ten Houten Collectie van Afrikaanse Kunst, Eersel o.J., p. 36 f., ill. 19

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