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Spirit board, gope
Urama
19th/20th century
Wood, pigment, cowrie shells
H. 135 cm
TC 385

In January 1923 Frank Hurley visited Kinomere village on Urama Island and made photographs of the clan shrines he saw in the men's houses. The gope are a similar style to this board.

Provenance:
Michael Hamson, Palos Verdes Estates 2006
Reg MacDonald, Papua New Guinea mid 1960s