This board is said to represent a spirit that lives in the waterways of Goaribari Island.
Provenance:
Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes Estates, 2005
At different times, Thomas Schultze-Westrum and Susan Turner photographed the board with its owners.
Publishing History:
Mark Busse, et.al. The People of Lake Kutubu and Kikori. Port Moresby. Papua New Guinea National Museum and Art Gallery, 1993: 63, photograph by Susan Turner © Copyright 1992-2005.