The statue was discovered in 1922, by René de Saint Périer in the Rideaux cave, Lespugue (Haute-Garonne), in the foothills of the Pyrenees, during an excavation.
Approximately 6 inches (150 mm) tall, the statue is carved from tusk ivory and was damaged during the excavation.
The Venus of Lespugue, if the reconstruction is sound, appears to display exaggerated large, pendulous breasts.
According to textile expert Elizabeth Wayland Barber, the statue also displays the earliest representation found of spun thread, as the carving has a skirt hanging from below the hips, made of twisted fibers, frayed at the end.
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| The Venus of Lespugue female statue dates back to the Gravettien, during the Upper Paleolithic, between 26,000 and 24,000 years ago. |