28 - Female statue

Female statue wearing traditional Nepalese attire. Wood, with a thick, aged patina of white pigment; shows signs of wear and age. Western Nepal. H. 55 cm. Publication: - Éric Chazot, Liliane and Michel Durand-Dessert, *Himalayas – Art & Shamans*, Paris, LMDD, 2009, Volume I, No. 101. This female figure is distinguished by the gentleness of her face and the serene simplicity of her posture. The costume, treated as an enveloping form, lends the body a calm, almost motionless presence, in which femininity is expressed without ostentation. Amid the harshness of the Nepalese highlands, this effigy seems to preserve a sense of ancient serenity, like a silent image of protection, continuity, and daily life.