This carving on wood and a man carrying a deer is significant artwork for the Siddi people whom it has important cultural and historical significance to. According to historians and anthropologists, the Siddi peoples are dispersed mainly in India but originally come from Africa. Many of them claim that their ancestors had come to India from Abyssinia (Ethiopia) centuries ago. The Siddi people started to settle in many other parts of India besides Gujarat and Karnataka.
The wood product has an African taste typical of the Siddi tribe. The man holding the deer represents nature and sustenance; it is a reflection of Siddi's profound background in nature and hunting. The deer stands for Mother Nature and its bounty: the deer, on the side that feeds, signifies the ancient associate occupations of hunting and gathering, one of the subsistence strategies and cultural identities of the tribe. Intricately carved from wood, this sculpture presents a specific example of Siddi craftsmanship and artistic expression. It stands at a crucial juncture where the African influences brush past the local traditions, thus representing the utmost oft-suppressed diversity of cultures. In its artistic embrace of man's and deer's portrayals, there is a sneaking worm of respect from the tribe towards nature less than harmonious coexistence; music put to words of man whistling wildlife. To summarize, this wooden sculpture depicts a man carrying a deer powerfully representing the African heritage of the Siddi tribe and its continuing cultural presence throughout India.