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Female Figure (Zuzu)
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Female Figure (Zuzu)

Artist/Maker (Ivory Coast)
Date20th century
Mediumwood, paint, wood beads and copper alloy
DimensionsOverall: 13 1/4 x 4 3/8 x 3 1/4 in. (33.7 x 11.1 x 8.3 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Alan Potamkin
Terms
    Object number2007.48.42
    DescriptionFemale figure wearing slippers. Traditional figures such as this statue of a female zuzu spirit now often wear items of Western style clothing. The surface is also covered with commercial paint instead of being blackened by a hot iron, mud, or plant based paint as in the past.
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