Standing Female

Date19th/20th Century

MediumWood, copper, beads, metal, and glass

Dimensions6 inches × 20 3/8 inches × 4 7/8 inches (15.24 × 51.75 × 12.38 cm)

ClassificationsSculpture

Credit LineBequest of Robert H. Tannahill

Object number70.46

DescriptionWooden female figure, darkened black, with copper nose ring and bead anklets. Stylized forms. Hair crested from front to back in helmet style. Eyes are squares of metal painted over in black. Flat nose with large nostrils and ring. Mouth and chin combine. Flat rounded shoulders, thin hanging arms with flat hands not delineated. Large conical breasts, thin torso with peak at navel. Big round buttocks, stocky legs. Feet barely delineated out of thin circular base. Painted leather strips bound around calves Two anklets on right leg, one on left.

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