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Dilukai -LRB- or dilukai or dilugai -RRB- are wooden figures of young women carved over the doorways of chiefs ' houses -LRB- bai -RRB- in the Palauan archipelago .. Palauan archipelago. Palau. They are typically shown with legs splayed , revealing a large , black , triangular pubic area with the hands resting on the thighs .. These female figures protect the villagers ' health and crops and ward off evil spirits .. They were traditionally carved by ritual specialists according to strict rules , which , if broken , would result in the deaths of the carver and the chief .. Female figures presenting their vulva can be found in many cultures  : they symbolize fertility , -LRB- spiritual -RRB- rebirth , and they protect from evil -LRB- see above -RRB- .. Another explanation of Dilukai is that a woman named Dilukai was the sister of a troublesome man named Atmatuyuk .. He eventually departed and these images of his sister were erected to prevent his return , as it was forbidden for a brother to see his sister 's genitalia .. Christian missionaries were not fond of Dilukai , and changed the context , claiming that their purpose was to shame an immoral woman .