Multiple variations of the figure are carved by Abelam and Maprik artists. Some decorated the facades of ceremonial houses and others are used in displays inside house interiors that are viewed by young men during initiation rituals.

Provenance:
Sotheby's Paris, Collection Peter and Veena Schnell, December 3, 2004: 68, lot 156.
Ohly London, 1962
Collected by an English missionary