Vodun power figure
standing female figure with knees bent, holding a large vessel on top of her head; chains and beaded strings surround woman's body, with large cone-shaped beads forming a long skirt and padlocks and keys covering her torso; brown patina overall from soil encrustations and rust; vessel on figure's head has some bits of red, white, black and printed fabrics, metal ornaments and bird feather and/or hair or fur; attached to black mount
- Date
- mid 20th century
- In our collection
- since December the 10th, 2008 up to now
- Dimensions
- 22 × 9 3/8 × 7 7/8 in. (55.88 × 23.81 × 20 cm) (including mount)
- Location
- G250
- Medium
- Wood, metal, padlocks and keys, beads, fabric, feathers, hair or fur (?), soil
- Price
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- Composition
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copper 76% oxygen 8% zinc 16%