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The label for this wooden sculpture reads, "Kamapua‘a is a kupuna or supernatural being and is seen as being part man and part pig. As a man, he is tall and handsome with sparkling eyes. As a pig, he can be small or large as a mountain. He has the ability to change his form into a pig of various sizes, the fish, Humuhumunukunukuapua‘a, as well as a plant form, the grass kukuepua‘a. Kamapua‘a is also a manifestation of the god Lono, god of peace, agriculture and fertility. The original was found in a well-concealed cliff cave which could only be reached by a hanging rope. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum had a sculptor make two copies of the original, one goes on a traveling display of Hawaiian artifacts and the other one is here, at the Bailey House Museum." The framed engraving is an image of a warrior of the Sandwich Islands (before the name reverted to the original, "Hawaiian Islands") wearing a gourd helmet.