Bold circular faces, symmetrical chevron patterns and elaborate eye and navel patterns are the hallmarks of Elema design. This spirit board incorporates all of those features. Each clan had distinctive motifs for spirit boards and shields that were instantly recognizable to members of the community.

Provenance:
Sotheby’s New York, Private Sale, 2010
John Friede, New York
Philippe Bourgoin, Paris
Henri Kamer, New York 1961