Maternity Figure

Maternity Figure is an odd sculpture. It depicts a woman of a certain tribal religious grouping holding her child. She was made with unproportionally humongous feet to allow it to stand on its own and maintain balance. You can see her religion in her neck it shows her neck rings which cannot be removed and shows her culture well. You can also see a nose ring and many different markings on her body. The artist seems to want to create a sturdy, lasting example of culture. This piece has lasted quite along time and definitely does show the culture well. furthermore the material is most likely domestic to where the person lived and probably created it though it is difficult to determine for fact without further examination.

met museum Image - http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/images/hb/hb_1979.206.282.jpg