Gope Board Item Number: 3266/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Painted gope board. Long and oval in shape; the front is carved with four circles at centre surrounded by sets of wavy lines, and a line of connected, outward pointing triangles at the outside edge. Carved areas contain pigment infill in yellow, white and orange. Back is unpainted and uncarved. The wood is warped diagonally, causing it to lift in opposite corners.
History Of Use
A gope board is said to hold the protective spirit of an ancestor.
Item History
- Made in Papua New Guinea
- Collected before 1980
- Owned by June Katz before October 11, 2017
- Received from June Katz (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source) on October 11, 2017
What
Who
- Culture
- New Guinea
- Previous Owner
- June Katz
- Received from
- June Katz (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Acquisitions Budget (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Papua New Guinea
When
- Collection Date
- before 1980
- Ownership Date
- before October 11, 2017
- Acquisition Date
- on October 11, 2017
Other
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3266/0001