For hundreds of years carvings of naked women have sat provocatively on churches across Britain. But who created them – and why?
Look at these, my child-bearing hips
Look at these, my ruby red ruby lips…
Sheela-na-gig, Sheela-na-gig
You exhibitionist
The year is 1992 and the singer-songwriter PJ Harvey is performing Sheela-Na-Gig, the most successful single from her critically acclaimed album Dry.
But unless you’re a fan of late 20th Century indie music, or an expert in Norman church architecture, there’s every chance you’ve not been exposed to the sheela-na-gig – or have walked past one without even realising it.
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