Standing female figure
Angola / Zambia, Luena
not available anymore
Provenance
Mark Eglinton, New York, USASize
H: 34 cm
H: 13.4 inch
Description
wood, pigments, mirror glass, cracks, base
This figure, which carries a baby on its back and clearly shows the next pregnancy, was certainly used in the context of fertility.
The opening in the head, as well as the opening closed with mirror glass in the stomach, allowed the medicine men to fill it with the required magical substances.