Goaribari Island figural gope spirit board (titi ebiha). (NJU)

A very well carved figural gope board, circa 1960, carved in the Kerewa-speaking area to the west of the Purari Delta. The large head, with its round eyes and tear drop eye sockets and small vee-shaped mouth sits above a diminutive body with geometric patterning and quite small arms and legs in the typical hocker position, all conforming to the Goaribari style. Condition: Excellent, although there has been some loss of the white lime pigment. Size 92 x 25.5 cm. Ref: Newton, “Art Styles of the Papuan Gulf”, page 59, plate 119; Robert Welch et al ,Coaxing the Spirits to Dance: Art and Society in the Papuan Gulf. Hood Museum of Art, 2006, page 15. Size 93 x 25 cm / 36 ˝ x 10 inches.

Price:$800.00 AUD
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