Gumbat Kamagi

Item number 3091/3 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Description

Tall wooden sculpture of female figure, bird and snakes. Figure has a human torso with a long, eel-like tail in place of pelvis and legs. A large snake is wrapped around her waist and bites her tail at front. The woman wears an elaborately painted mask with an ornate headdress extending from the top. Upon it is wrapped an orange snake gripped in the beak of a large grey and white bird with a yellow head and beak. The figures balance upon a thick, rounded base.

Item History

Made by Sebastian Dumoi (Maker) in Palembei, East Sepik, Papua New Guinea during 2006
Owned by Neil B. Cole before December 2, 2014
Received from Neil B. Cole (Donor) on December 2, 2014