Carved wooden figure of a female demon, standing on her left leg, the right leg bent and pulled up. The left hand holds the genital area, the right hand is above the raised knee on thee breast. The left breast is pendulous. She has bluging eyes and prominent upper teeth, with long hair carved in waves down her back. From her mouth the legs of a female human protrude. The figure is well carved in light wood but the surface is unfinished.
figure (communication artefact)
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