Zambezia, Zambezia
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Title
Zambezia, Zambezia
Subject
Art; modern art; surrealism.
Description
Painting. In Zambezia, Zambezia Lam depicted an iconic woman partly inspired by the femme-cheval (horse-headed woman) of the Santeria cult. He frequently used the device of transmogrification of body parts to suggest magical metamorphosis, inspired by indigenous American and African ritual objects. In this painting it is manifested in the testicle “chin” of the figure.
Creator
Lam, Wifredo
Source
Material: oil on canvas.
Measurements: 124.5 x 109.2 cm
Measurements: 124.5 x 109.2 cm
Date
1950
Contributor
Ballester-Clemente, Irina
Rights
© 2007 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris.
Format
Image/JPEG
Type
Still Image
Identifier
cuba_lam_1950_2
Collection
Tags
Citation
Lam, Wifredo, “Zambezia, Zambezia,” The Latin American Surrealist Digital Library, accessed May 18, 2025, https://lis5472.cci.fsu.edu/sp21/group4/items/show/8.