Choko Mother (Wooden Cow Sculpture)

Carved in warm, variegated wood, this bovine figure stands with a calm, almost childlike gaze, its rounded forms and visible tool marks keeping the body tactile and honest rather than polished into illusion. The hollowed back—loaded with small packages—turns the animal into a vessel, suggesting the quiet labor of carrying, storing, and sustaining that underwrites domestic life. Set against an unadorned wall, the sculpture’s sturdy legs and simplified anatomy read like a totem of endurance, where tenderness and utility meet in a single, steadfast presence.