The shape of this spirit board is an example of the many variations of the art form. The oval is extended at the bottom to form a type of handle in order to incorporate the "legs" of the design. This board was collected in October 1961 by Roy Hedlund and is seen in one of his photographs made at the time.

Provenance:
Kevin Conru, Brussels 2007
Patrick DeBacker
Mariette Henau
Collected by Roy James Hedlund, October 1961

Publishing History:
Robert Welsch, Virginia-Lee Webb, Sebastian Haraha. Coaxing the Spirits to Dance: Art and Society in the Papuan Gulf. New Hampshire, Hood Museum of Art, 2006:78 (Figure 132).