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Seated with measured dignity on a stool, the woman holds a child in her lap—her expression serene, introspective, almost meditative. 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Carved with geometric precision and ritual sobriety, the sculpture likely served a protective or intercessory function, typical of Agni statuary used in domestic or spiritual contexts. 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This female figure, carved in dark wood and seated in composed dignity on a small stool, embodies the idealized “spirit wife” that exists in the otherworldly realm of blolo, a parallel universe believed to preexist and accompany each person. 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