Imbaundo Village, Middle Sepik River, Papua New Guinea. This type of piece would be hung in the Men's House and the hooks on the bottom used to suspend bilum bags filled with everything from household items to sacred objects. The long-nosed figure at the top is a clan ancestor figure seated atop a crocodile head.
Crocodiles are powerful clan totems.
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