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• Auction House:
  Theodore Bruce
• Sale Name:
  Timed Online Auction | The Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic and Asian Art | Day II
• Sale Date:
  09 Aug 2022 ~ 6pm (AEST)
• Lot #:
  9226
• Lot Description:
  Three Fine Old Gope Spirit Boards, Papuan Gulf Area, South Coast of Papua New Guinea
  the two Gope on either end are from Giobari Island which is located at the delta of the Kikori and Omati Rivers in the Papuan Gulf Area on the South Coast of Papua New Guinea
  H 54 - 59 cm
• Provenance:
  Todd Barlin Collection of Oceanic Art
• Notes:
  Papuan Gulf wood sculpture was often two-dimensional, consisting of board-like carvings and figures with designs in low relief like these three examples. Villages formerly had large communal men's houses divided into cubicles, each allotted to a particular clan or sub clan. Every cubicle contained a clan shrine, which housed the spirit boards, figures, human and animal skulls, and other sacred objects associated with the clan's various imunu Spirits. Papuan Gulf Art has always been one of my favorited art styles from New Guinea along with the Kwoma people from the Upper Sepik River area. These three Gope have been in my home for a long time where they were hung together basically as you see them in this photo.
• Estimate:
  A$400 - 600
• Realised Price:
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• Category:
  Tribal

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