Spirit Board (gope) made by Wapo Creek Artist
- Title
- Spirit Board (gope) made by Wapo Creek Artist
- Description
- This figure is one example of the spirit boards that originated from the Papuan Gulf. The differences of these spirit boards correspond to a specific spirit and reveal a range of regional styles. Each spirit board belongs to its own clan which are then installed in men's ceremonial house that display the most sacred clan objects.
- Semester
- Spring 2026
- Subject
- Indigenous Art
- Morton D. May
- Melanesian
- Papua New Guinea
- Wapo Creek Artist
- Temporal Coverage
- 20th century
- Spatial Coverage
- Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
- Language
- Object description is in English
- Medium
- The figure is made out of wood and pigment
- Is Part Of
- Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
- Morton D. May
- Identifier
- 1374:1983
- Provenance
-
1974 - 1983
Morton D. May -
1983
Saint Louis Art Museum, bequest of Morton D. May - Explanation of Omeka Map Location
- This object originated in Papua New Guinea in the Gulf Province
