| Description |
3-dimensional carving from a single piece of wood, depicting a half animal/half human figure in standing position; Figure sports a long tail and a skull-like head with a long beard (?) extending down from its chin to the ground; Small round pieces of abalone shell are inlaid on tip of figure’s tail, on back of his head, and on either side of his chin; Kneeling atop first figure’s head is a smaller bird-like figure with extremely long legs and feet; Extending down from the bird-like figure’s chest is a column that is similar to the first figure’s beard; Small round pieces of abalone shell are inlaid in bird-like figure’s eyes and at top of each leg where they join the figure’s body; Both figures are mounted atop a relatively high oval-shaped base. |
