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Mother and Child
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Mother and Child

Artist/Maker
Date20th century
Mediumwood
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/2 x 4 3/8 x 5 3/8 in. (34.3 x 11.1 x 13.7 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
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    Object number2007.48.32
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    DescriptionMother and devotee of Shango with her child and an offering bowl. Yoruba use the female form as the ideal image of spiritual devotion, symbolizing life force, care giving, and nurturing. Woman is the perfect vessel of life force (ashe).

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