This board incorporates many of the classic design motifs found in the art of the Papuan Gulf; bands of geometric, parallel chevron patterns alternating in white and black against the natural unpainted wood, an abstract body with a diamond-shaped navel, an expressive face framed by a crescent brow, upturned almond-shaped eyes, open mouth with jagged teeth, and a triangular shaped three-dimensional nose.

Provenance:
Sotheby's Paris, June 15, 2004
Peter and Veena Schnell, 2004
Ohly, London, 1963
Kenneth John Hewett, London, 1961

Exhibition History:
Coaxing the Spirits to Dance: Art in the Papuan Gulf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. October 24, 2006 - December 2, 2007.