The sculpture demonstrates Wyn Wood's abilities in facial modelling and fine anatomical detail in a work that emphasizes a physical likeness to the model. The face is naturalistic and records the model's features: her rounded forehead and nose, full lips, and bobbed hairstyle. The mood of the work is calm and reserved.

The overall design accentuates oblong shapes, which Wyn Wood achieved by drawing attention to the hair's diagonal line and downward tilt of the model's head. The neutral expression of the face and downcast eyes is typical of sculptures made of women at this time, and is very similar to a portrait of the artist herself, made in the same year by her future husband, Emanuel Hahn. Wyn Wood's rendering of this unidentified African-Canadian model also reflects her studies of early Egyptian depictions of Nubian noblewomen in the Royal Ontario Museum. These works accentuate the oblong shape of the head and face.

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