Nenkhefetka governed a provincial town just south of Fayum Oasis. This is one of twelve statues from his mastaba tomb, which also included statues of his wife and son. Deposited in a special chamber (the serdab), they were intended as alternative bodies for their spirits. 

Nenkhefetka holds a handkerchief and wears a curl wig, collar and half-pleated kilt. The striding pose is typical of male statues. Women were usually represented with their feet together. 

Egyptian striding statues typically advance the left foot. Therefore the best profile view is from the statue's right, where both legs are visible. Its facing profile was favoured because it matched the preferred orientation of hieroglyphic writing, in which the signs face to the right. Artistic imagery and the hieroglyphic script were closely related and developed together. Both mediums had the magical power to invoke and manipulate realities.