How do I explain this piece without people going 'wtf'?

If you look at the dress, and the background carefully, you'll see a theme of snakes. Whether her arms were amputated, or she was born that way is anyone's guess, yet as per the deformity, she became the high priestess in her culture, which, clearly revolves around snakes.

Markers(copics, prismas, chart-pak) with prismacolor pencils and a little paint to fix a smudge that appeared out of nowhere.

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