Chapter 2 Documents

The statue of the "Dancing girl" showed a women who could be seen as confident in herself and seen as very beautiful. She has on all kinds of jewelry, such as necklaces and bracelets. Her hair is put up nicely and they way she is posing may suggest that she was a type of Dancer. The girl is seen not wearing much clothes, but has her head up high so she may have been self-assured. The statue is very nice and makes the women come off in a positive way. The dancers in the Indus Valley were probably seen very highly. If the view of women were to be seen as bad, the women wouldn't have been carved  with the nice features she has. The sexuality during this time were normally poor for women, but this sculpture made the dancing girl look very strong.

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