A Papuan gulf Gope board, New Guinea

Among the tribes of Papua New Guinea warriors are awarded gope boards for each act of bravery they perform in battle. The boards are often made from the remains of an enemy's canoe. Gope boards have a

Among the tribes of Papua New Guinea warriors are awarded gope boards for each act of bravery they perform in battle. Gope boards are carved in relief and then painted with lime powder, red ochre, and

A PAPUA NEW GUINEA GOPE BOARD (BULL-ROARER). Elema people, Urama Island, Papuan gulf Papua New Guinea, circa 1900-1950. 55.5cm length x 5.7cm width. Provenance: Original purchase receipt from Tribalhu

Three Gope Ancestor boards from Papua New Guinea. Two figural Papuan Gulf boards, one Purari River board. Carved wood with natural pigments, 33"-36"

Papuan artist Gope (spirit board) New Guinea, 20th centurypainted and carved wood, rope, sea shells 34.5 h x 8.5 w x 4 d in (88 x 22 x 10 cm) This work will ship from Chicago, Ill

A fine Kikori area spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).The board of classical style for the region, with central stylized face surrounded by spiral motifs above and

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).of typical form for the type, the board in rust brown, black and white, the upper portion with the styliz

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of classical form, depicting a figure with rounded head and radiating linear designs with two curls possi

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century). Of classical form, the board with stylized head at top with eyes, nose, and mouth; The body heavily abst

An unusual Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of a typical form the board with primary face in the shape of a stylized diamond with eyes, the nose

An unusual Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of a typical form the board with primary face in the shape of a stylized diamond with eyes, the nose

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of classical form the board extremely well carved with face in the upper quadrant surrounded by multiple

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century). Of interesting form, the well-carved board with face at top with radiating designs emerging from the top

A fine Wapo /Era/Gope region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).A fine and typical board for the region, the figure depicted in white against a reddish-brown backgr

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of classical form, the heavy board with well delineated face at the top in red against the white backgrou

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).This fine and extremely large board with stylized head at the top, possibly of a turtle, the body made-up

A fine Urama area spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century). The board of classical style for the region, with central stylized face surrounded by spiral motifs above and

A fine Era or Purari region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of classical form the figure depicted as a number of sinuous geometric and curled lines in red on a w

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of classical form the board depicting a clearly indicated head at the top surrounded by linear designs ra

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of unusual form, the primary figure in white against a red-brick background, the design elements somewhat

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).Of classical form, the board with stylized head at top with eyes, nose, and mouth; The body heavily abstr

A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).The well carved board with fully worked out face at the top above three stacked sets of geometric motifs

A group of 2 South Pacific objects. ++ Ancestor figure, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River.20th century. ++ Gope Board, Papua New Guinea, Papua Gulf. 20th century. Provenance: From a Private Mid-Western Co

A fine Kerewa spirit board (Titi Ebiha), Kerewa people, Goaribari Island; Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. First half 20th Century). Classically carved, depicting an entire figure with classical fe