Tall wooden sculpture of female figure, bird and snakes. Figure has a human torso with a long, eel-like tail in place of pelvis and legs. A large snake is wrapped around her waist and bites her tail at front. The woman wears an elaborately painted mask with an ornate headdress extending from the top. Upon it is wrapped an orange snake gripped in the beak of a large grey and white bird with a yellow head and beak. The figures balance upon a thick, rounded base.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Iatmul
• Material garamut wood, paint, sago fibre, cowrie shell, shell
• Measurements height 110.0 cm, width 22.0 cm, depth 19.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Sebastian Dumoi
• Previous Owner Neil B. Cole
• Received from Neil B. Cole

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• Made in Palembei

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• Creation Date during 2006
• Ownership Date before December 2, 2014
• Acquisition Date on December 2, 2014

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• Item Classes carvings & sculpture
• Condition fair
• Accession Number 3091/0003