Bukduma Item Number: 2716/9 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Wooden boar-fish carving with painted designs. The fish-like body (a) has fins and a tail. It is painted with large orange, yellow circles surrounded by white dots on black ground. The pig-like head has an upturned snout stuck through with a pole decorated with feathers (b,c), and pointed tusks. It is painted with orange, white designs on yellow ground. There are three kinds of shells arranged from the tip of the snout, down the spine to the tail. There is a large ornate shell and a line of black feathers on the forehead.