Painted Wood Spirit Board, Kwoi

Painted Wood Spirit Board, Kwoi, Purari Delta, Papuan Gulf, Papua New Guinea, late 19th/early 20th century, long narrow form with each end terminating in a squared point, decorated in high relief with a face in the typical Papuan Gulf style, in black, with white pigmented ground, lg. 53 1/2, wd. 11 1/2 in.

Provenance: Private collection, Lake Forest, Illinois.
Estimate $12,000-18,000

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