Standing female figure ·  R. D. Congo, Tchokwé · ID: 3033585

Description

wood, reddish brown patina, metal earrings, elaborate coiffure, scarification marks on abdomen and face, slightly dam., missing parts backside (coiffure), rep. (right elbow, base);
this figure represents a mature and accomplished Chokwe woman whose body scarifications testify that she has undergone various forms of female initiation.

Littérature comparée

Jordán, Manuel (ed.), Chokwe, München, London, New York 1998, ill. 112