Tall, freestanding sculpture carved of wood. A female wearing a white mask embellished with painted lines and crescent motifs holds an axe aloft in her right hand. She wears a shell and sago fibre necklace around her neck, and a short sago skirt at her waist. Atop her head is a large sea bird painted in shades of light brown, with wings stretched up and out, beak and talons grasping a fish attached to the woman's forehead. The woman sits on the shoulders of a male figure, painted dark brown, who grasps her legs, wearing a large crocodile mask and a feathered loin cloth around his waist. He stands on a small round base carved as a turtle. The eyes of all the figures are shell.

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• Type of Item figure
• Culture Iatmul
• Material garamut wood, paint, sago fibre, cowrie shell, shell, feather, plant fibre
• Measurements height 235.0 cm, width 43.0 cm, depth 41.0 cm (overall)

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• Creator Kaua Gita
• Previous Owner Neil B. Cole
• Received from Neil B. Cole

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• Made in Korogo

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• Creation Date during 1996
• Ownership Date before December 2, 2014
• Acquisition Date on December 2, 2014

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• Item Classes carvings & sculpture
• Condition good
• Accession Number 3091/0001