Restoration of a female bust, representing a Massaï * woman, authored by Marine de Soos, sculpted in copper alloy with patina, from a private collection. Work carried out by Carlos Nunes, welding, and by Joana Sobral, conservator-restorer.
* Massaï women play a central role in the social organization, economy, and cultural preservation of the Massaï people, who inhabit southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. Their responsibilities include building and repairing houses, transporting water and firewood over long distances, milking cattle, cooking, childcare, crafting jewellery and colourful beaded ornaments, and participating in reforestation initiatives, vegetable farming, and protecting biodiversity against climate change.
