Bronze Relief - Vagina / Vulva - sign. - M. Nick

In various branches of art, the vulva has been depicted as the organ that has the power both to "give life" (often associated with the womb), and to give sexual pleasure to humankind. It is considered a symbol of fertility and at the same time as a symbol of desire. The French artist M. Nick has cast the vulva in bronze; the result is the adjoining relief which is provided with the signature of the artist. The vulva is well represented in Palaeolithic art. It is mostly seen as engravings on stone, bone or ivory. The representation is obviously a well known one that has become abstracted to the point where it is often no more than an oval or circle with a single mark at its centre or at its lower edge.

The bronze relief was produced in a complex process and is 100 percent made ​​of bronze. The lost wax relief was cast by hand. We guarantee the highest quality of our products.

Some cultures have tended to view the vulva as something shameful that should be hidden. For example, the term pudendum, which denotes the external genitalia, literally means "shameful thing". Other cultures have long celebrated and even worshipped the vulva. Some Hindu sects revere it under the name yoni, and texts seem to indicate a similar attitude in some ancient Middle Eastern religions. As an aspect of Goddess worship such reverence may be part of modern Neopagan beliefs, and may be indicated in paleolithic artworks, dubbed "Old Europe" by archaeologist Marija Gimbutas. Ancient Greek women kept their vulva hairless so as to display their beauty.

Height: 12 cm
Width: 8 cm
Depth: 2.5 cm
Weight: 0.32 kg
100% Bronze