Figure Item Number: 2948/7 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Carved wooden head made from a single piece of wood. Oval-shaped with a long angular nose, prominent brow ridge, deep set eyes and small upturned mouth. Hollowed out crevice under chin allows for the mouth to be carved out. The left ear has been bored through and two yellow brown feathers adorned with a light grey seed have been tied to it with a dark brown grass or rattan strips. The nostrils have also been carved out and a stick with two light grey seeds has been inserted horizontally through them. The head has a shallow outline of a hairline running across the top of the face on the front.