cma-african-art: Mother-and-Child Figure, mid to late 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African ArtThi
cma-african-art: Mother-and-Child Figure, mid to late 1800s, Cleveland Museum of Art: African ArtThis mother-and-child figure was probably part of a cult concerned with the treatment of infertility. Both her jewelry and her seated pose indicate that the woman occupied a high rank in her community. Her miter-shaped hairstyle, chiseled teeth, and raised body scars–considered to be marks of beauty and perfection–signal that the woman incarnates the founding ancestor of a kinship group.Size: Overall: 26 cm (10 ¼ in.)Medium: woodhttps://clevelandart.org/art/2003.35 -- source link