\paperw4260 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This wooden statuette represents the priestess Tui. She was ôSuperior of the Recluses of Min,ö in other words one of the concubines of
the god Min in the temple of Thebes.\par
She is wearing a thin, close-fitting dress that reaches to her ankles. She has a broad necklace around her neck. As was the fashion for people of high rank, she is wearing a heavy, braided wig, divided by a cent
ral parting.\par
She is holding the sacred necklace called \i menat\i0 , made up of several strings of pearls and a long pendant. This necklace had a symbolic value but was also used as a percussion instrument at religious ceremonies.
