National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Gift of Todd Barlin through the Australian Government's Cultural Gifts Program, 2009 This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
An ancient chief's housed decorated post, carved in a form of a classical female figure surmounted on the back of a carved lizard. Though weathered, the female figure has maintained a sense of sculptural volume, its rounded face with serene features, small breasts and female genitalia.