Wood carving of a man, woman, newborn child and bird. The woman crouches in a birthing position, a baby emerging from behind her grass skirt. She wears an elaborately painted mask, and holds her arms above her head where a long bone is grasped between her hands. A large white cockatoo bird sits on the bone near a cup that the woman holds in her left hand. A man stands behind her with hands on her wrists. He too is masked and wears a skirt of braided grass. Man and woman both have long twisted fibre for hair. All figures have eyes made of shell. The base of the sculpture is a rounded circle of wood.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Iatmul
• Material garamut wood, paint, sago fibre, plant fibre, shell
• Measurements height 71.0 cm, width 21.0 cm, depth 23.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Alois Sukundimi
• Previous Owner Neil B. Cole
• Received from Neil B. Cole

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• Made in Torembi

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• Creation Date during 2008
• Ownership Date before December 2, 2014
• Acquisition Date on December 2, 2014

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• Item Classes carvings & sculpture
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3091/0004