Mannequins, also known as dress forms or dummies, are used by artists, tailors, window-dressers and dressmakers to display clothing. The name in French means "an artist's joined model" and originated from Middle Dutch meaning "little man, figurine."
This one isn't little. It's life-size and stands in an art gallery with a number of other equally unique, and wildly painted figures. At first some of the mannequins seemed as though they could be human models in body paint and outrageous costumes.
