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Guna Nuchu Carved Wood Medicine Figure with Dress and Scarf - Guna Nuchu Carved Wood Medicine Figure with Dress and Scarf. 10.5”. Traditional hand-carved wooden nuchu (uchu) medicine figure depicting a young woman, possibly 1950s. Carved from lightweight wood, she wears an applique mola blouse, a printed floral skirt, and a red and yellow banded headscarf with other designs, with a septum piercing. A black line on the nose represents the line Guna women traditionally paint on their noses. Bands on the arms and legs represent the traditional bands worn by Guna women. One arm is broken. Several rips in the headscarf, with fading, spots, and toning overall on the outfit.