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Cassowary Woman Figure2716/11

Carved and painted female figure with bird head and wings is seated on a two-legged stool. She wears a grass skirt and ropes around her ankles, wrists and neck, the last having a single shell attached. The beige bird head has painted decoration in red and black, Cowrie shell eyes and, at the top, a ridge of cassowary feathers tufting out from a clay base studded with tiny shells.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
wood, paint, grass, fibre, cassowary feather, cowrie shell, shell and clay
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cassowary Woman Figure2716/10

Large wooden figure sitting upon a stool. The light green head has a row of black feathers surrounded by four rows of small shells. There are cowrie shells as eyes, painted concentric designs and a long pointed beak. The brown body has pointed breasts and small wings. Tied around the neck is a large cowrie shell. Tied around the waist is a grass skirt. A cord is knotted around both wrists and ankles.

Culture
Iatmul
Material
wood, cowrie shell, shell, cassowary feather, plant and paint
Made in
Kaminibit, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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