Legend Figure
Item number 3091/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
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.
Item History
- Made by Kaua Gita (Maker) in Korogo, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea during 1996
- Owned by Neil B. Cole before December 2, 2014
- Received from Neil B. Cole (Donor) on December 2, 2014
What
- Name
- Legend Figure
- Identification Number
- 3091/1
- Type of Item
- figure
- Material
- garamut wood ?, paint, sago fibre, cowrie shell, shell, feather and plant fibre
- Overall
- height 235.0 cm, width 43.0 cm, depth 41.0 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Korogo, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Who
- Culture
- Iatmul
- Creator
- Kaua Gita (Maker)
- Previous Owner
- Neil B. Cole
- Received from
- Neil B. Cole (Donor)
When
- Creation Date
- during 1996
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 2014
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 2014
Other
- Item Classes
- carvings & sculpture
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3091/0001
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