Turama Gope Board

Turama Gope Board for sale.

Object Type: Gope board / Spirit board

Locality: Turama River Papuan gulf Papua New Guinea

Artist: Unknown

Circa: 1950

Height as photographed: 48 cm

Description: This extremely expressive little board comes from the Turama River in the Papuan Gulf. It was collected by Dick Randolph befor 1964 while trading for Crocodile skins, These small boards were held by dancers to show their clan and then kept in the house for protection.

Price: SOLD

 

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Like many other artifacts, this object is not just an artifact it is art. Collectors from around the world collect art from different regions. This art is Tribal art. In reality, Tribal art or ethnographic art is art from around the world.
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