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Object Number
983-30-70/5522
Display Title
Ancestral board
Descriptions
Object Description
Ancestral board "gope". Wooden panel in diamond form, with carving, white + red pigmentation w/ traces of embedded cowries. Central face dominates board, surrounded by geometric patterns
Inventory Description
Carved wood, curved, diamond shaped, curvilinear, pigmented designs
Classification
- Sculpture
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Papuan
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Papua New Guinea
Additional Geographic Terms
Papuan gulf: wapo area: meagoma
Materials
Wood, Pigment, Shell
Dimensions
Overall: 94 x 34 x 9 cm (37 x 13 3/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
983-30-70/5522
Provenance
Donor
Evelyn A. J. Hall
Donor
John A. Friede
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