Wedge or Chisel

African

  • Titles Wedge or Chisel (Descriptive)
  • Medium iron
  • Dimensions 6 3/4 x 4 1/2 x 3/4 in. (17.1 x 11.4 x 1.9 cm)
  • Credit Line Gift of Mortimer B. and Sue Fuller, 2006.238
  • Work Type wedge or chisel
  • Classification Tools & Equipment

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Standing female figure with flexed knees, arms bent, resting on abdomen, wearing small cap, earrings, and with diamond-shaped mark on forehead. Nails and blades protruding from breasts and front of torso, and holes remaining where some nails removed; umbilical area has small animal skull covered over with organic material. Large nail protruding from back of figure, which is split along the spine, from neck to buttocks.