This figurine had already been purchased before the artist had finished it. This can be seen by the unfinished decorations on the base and the absence of cavities for magical charges.

The roughly-fashioned arms, on the other hand, are no indication that the work was prematurely stopped. After the initiation by the nganga (ritual expert), some of these statues were covered with various materials, which hid the torso and the upper limbs. Many sculptors therefore paid less attention to the finishing of these body parts. That also happened sometimes with the top part of the skull, which in some nkisi had a resin-covered charge placed in it — although this was certainly not the case for this statue.