National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Purchased NGV Foundation, 2010 This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
The ancestor figure is carved in profile, its eyes and forehead inlaid with shells. The mouth is carved out and filled with shells forming two rows of teeth; its carved earlobes are bigger and extended, which is associated with women's beauty in the Solomons. The figure is adorned with shell money signifying wealth and status.