#34 • Turama People, Gope Spirit board

Part of Professor’s Collection Part One: Pacific & Pre-Columbian Artifacts (live auction by Blue Box Auction Gallery)

High bid $120.00

Status: Sold

Estimated Value: $400-700 Origin: Papua New Guinea Dimensions: 5x.24x26 in.  Condition: It has a dry surface, the pigment well retained with some rubbing and loss, scattered nicks, scratches and abrasions.  Additional Information: A 19th or 20th c., Papua New Guinea, boat-shaped relief carved wood with white and brown pigment, depicting an Imunu spirit. The Gope spirit board has a light orange pigment tint, a carved face in the center and other carved geometric shapes along the board.