Expertly carved from a single piece of volcanic
rock with only stone and wood tools plus
abrasives, these striking female figure admirably
displays the ancient artistic craftsmanship of this
Costa Rican area. Her slightly bent legs and
curved arms combine to give her a harmony of
balance and proportion. With hands posed
delicately under her pointed breasts, she conveys
her most powerful attribute, fertility. Most
ancient of deities, this fertility goddess manifests
that most primitive of life's characteristics,
production. Her heritage is as old as life itself;
her legacy lives on as a testimony to existence
and to the artistic accomplishments of the Costa
Rican culture that created her. To behold her
timeless image is to behold the continuum of
life.
- (PF.2322)
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