Female Figure with Arms Raised (Primary Title)
Figure with Arms Upraised (Former Title)

Unknown (Artist)

19th–20th century
Lobi or related culture (Burkina Faso, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire)
Wood
Place Made,Burkina Faso
Overall: 7 1/8 × 5 3/8 × 1 7/16 in. (18.1 × 13.65 × 3.65 cm)
2006.88
The gesture of raised arms represents a woman in mourning trying to protect her family from the evil that might be associated with a recent death.
Gift of Robert and Nancy Nooter
Image released via Creative Commons CC-BY-NC

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