Gope

human history

Ancestor board of pointed ovoid shape. anthropomorphic face design on one side. Painted with red ochre and coraline lime. Suspension holes at each side one of which has strands of fibre attached. Suspension hole possibly was at the top of the head aspects of wood have broken away.

Last Update: 24 Jun 2026
Other Name

ancestor board (English)

Place
Freshwater Bay/New Guinea (PRE 1975)
Other Id

15426.3 (ethnology)

U141 (Edge-Partington)

Department

Pacific

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