Variations on Motherhood

Claude Mendelovic, oil on cancas dated 1948

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Yoruba Maternity figure, early 20th century:

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Igbo Maternity Figure, excarvation terracotta, 16th-19th century (formerly collection of Francine Maurer):

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Lobi Maternity Figure, Upper Volta/Burkina Vaso, early 20th century

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