In regard to the iconic signs, the image shows a black African mother, using a molinillo (used to prepare hot chocolate), a tool of domesticity, to assault her Spanish husband. Such objects are usually associated with normal, domestic life, however in this painting, such an object is shown to be an explicit symbol of violence. This is emphasised by the location in which the family is depicted. The kitchen being the typical female domain, also connotes ideas of calm, every-day, domestic life, yet the picture implies that when the male enters a space which is typically governed by a female, he risks becoming the target of a woman’s ferociousness. Additionally, the clothing of the male is rather luxurious, which connotes his privileged status,