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© 2005 Phyllis L. Evans

2006

INSTRUMENTS OF CHASTITY

 

Digital prints, encaustic, oil, thread, and wood
9" x 12" each
2006

This series of 9 small panels, titled “Instruments of Chastity” addresses the issue of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM or female circumcision). To read a statement about this series and the practice of FGM, click here.

 

held   excision   cut
Held Down   Excision   Cut With a Knife
         
clitoridectomy   screaming   infibulation
Clitoridectomy   Screaming in Agony   Infibulation
         
stitched   pharaonic   sewn
Stitched Up   Pharaonic Circumcision   Sewn Shut

 

 

 

 

 

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