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Unknown — Spirit Board, Gulf of Papua, Possibly Era River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea
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Spirit Board, Gulf of Papua, Possibly Era River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea

An ethnographic object from Papua New Guinea, likely used in spiritual or ceremonial contexts within Gulf of Papua communities. The spirit board represents the rich artistic and cultural heritage of indigenous Oceanic peoples.

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The Blue Horizon: Pacific Art from an Important Maui Collection

November 12, 2021

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

Lot 50

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Unknown, Spirit Board, Gulf of Papua, Possibly Era River, Gulf Province, Papua New Guinea

An ethnographic object from Papua New Guinea, likely used in spiritual or ceremonial contexts within Gulf of Papua communities. The spirit board represents the rich artistic and cultural heritage of indigenous Oceanic peoples.

Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Ceremonial, Oceanic Art, Papua New Guinea, Cultural Artifact, Ethnographic, Indigenous Art, Spirit Board

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art