This remarkable spirt board is carved on both sides; this occurs very rarely. One side depicts a spirit face and the other side is highly abstract showing the navel which is a portal for the ancestral spirit to enter and eventually reside in the board. It was photographed in situ by Thomas Schultze-Westrum at the time of its collection.

Provenance:
John Friede, New York
Collected by Thomas Schultze-Westrum, 1960s