Massive Papua New Guinea Gope Board

Massive Papua New Guinea polychrome wood plank/gope board; depicting three smiling faces, surrounded by swirling designs; in black, white and red; H: 95 1/2" (approx.)

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

Papua New Guinea Gope board, having an interesting but rather late or post-classic decoration of a whimsical face and two dancing figurines, red white and black, 59"h x 10"w

6 Papua New Guinea Gope Boards. Ancestry or spirit boards. Carved wood, pigment. Size: Longest 37.5" x 5" (95 x 13 cm).

3 Papua New Guinea Gope Boards. Ancestry or spirit boards. Carved wood, pigment. Size: Longest 41.75" x 9.25" (107 x 23 cm).

2 Papua New Guinea Gope Boards. Ancestry or spirit boards. Carved wood, pigment. Size: Longest 53" x 11" (135 x 28 cm).

4 Papua New Guinea Gope Boards. Ancestry or spirit boards. Carved wood, pigment. Size: Longest 37.5" x 9" (95 x 23 cm).

2 Papua New Guinea Gope Boards. Ancestry or spirit boards. Carved wood, pigment. Size: Longest 53" x 11" (135 x 28 cm).

3 Papua New Guinea Gope Boards. Ancestry or spirit boards. Carved wood, pigment. Size: Longest 43" x 10" (109 x 25 cm).

Oceania, Papua New Guinea, ca. 20th century CE. A hand-carved, oval wooden panel called a gope board; this smaller example was probably made for an uninitiated boy. The surface has a low relief motif

Papua New Guinea figural Gope board, old and used but somewhat eroded, 47"h x 11"w

Together with a later Sepik River carved and painted drum (lacking skin), 2 pieces total Gope board: appx. 48-7/8"h x 8-1/4"w

(Older) Monumental Papua New Guinea Gope Ancestral Spirit Board, carved geometric details, colored with pigments. Marked 'Tovei Vil (village).' on reverse. Early 20th century. 30lbs Approx. Measuremen

Papua New Guinea Carved Ancestral Spirit Gope Board, carved geometric details, colored with pigments. 14lbs Approx. Measurements: 74 inches x 15 inches.Domestic Shipping: $

Papua New Guinea Carved Ancestral Spirit Gope Board, Wapo Creek, carved wood, natural pigments. 7.25lbs Approx. Measurements: 64.75 inches x 10.5 inches.Domestic Shipping: $

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

wood, brown patina, remains of red and white pigment, carved in flat relief with the face of an ancestor spirit in the centre, holes on either side, old collection number "M 173" backside, slightly da

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

Gope board. Papua New Guinea. Wood, paint. H: 34.5", W: 16.5, D: 2". Shipping costs noted below are estimates for USA locations via FEDEX ground. Actual costs may vary.

Ancestral Gope Board. Papua New Guinea. Carved wood, woven fiber. Size: 45'' x 13'' (114 x 33 cm).

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