The figure shown on the board is anatomically correct and almost symmetrical, except that one set of limbs appears shorter than the other and one kneecap is slightly higher than the other. This recurring feature in boards from the Elema area was recently explained by a village elder in the community of Opau. The carvers of such boards intentionally made the figures' limbs and kneecaps slightly uneven in order to indicate movement, as it was the spirits themselves who danced during the masked performances.