A woman is like the wick of a lantern. That is, if you raise her in your respect she will shine upon you, but if you lower and deprecate her, she will leave you in the dark. - Fang saying
Wood, twine, pigment
11 3/8 x 8 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (28.9 x 21.6 x 20.4 cm)
Gift of Katherine White and the Boeing Company
81.17.782
Not currently on view
Resources
Published ReferencesQuarcoopome, Nii O., editor, Through African Eyes: The European In African Art, 1500 to Present, Detroit Institute of Arts, 2010, pg. 206
Seattle Art Museum respectfully acknowledges that we are on Indigenous land, the traditional territories of the Coast Salish people. We honor our ongoing connection to these communities past, present, and future.
