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Shee·la-na-gig

/ˈSHēlənəˌɡiɡ/

noun
- 1. a medieval stone figure of a naked female with the legs wide apart and the hands emphasizing the genitals, found in Britain and Ireland.
Word Origin from Irish Sile na gcíoch ‘Julia of the breasts’.
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A sheela na gig is a figurative carving of a naked woman displaying an exaggerated vulva. These carvings, from the Middle Ages, are architectural grotesques found throughout most of Europe on cathedrals, castles, and other buildings. The greatest concentrations can be found in Ireland, Great Britain, France and Spain, sometimes together with male figures. Wikipedia
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