Spirit Board (Kwoi)
early 20th century
Maker Unknown
Arts of the Pacific Islands
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- (not assigned)
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, natural pigments, vegetal fiber
- Locations
- Place made: Iare, Purari River delta, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
- Dimensions
- 36 13/16 x 9 5/16 x 1 1/2 in. (93.5 x 23.7 x 3.8 cm)
- Inscribed
- Labels on back read "11" and "IARE - PURARI DELTA DIV. PAPUA 11/18/33 4 sticks of tobacco"; written and crossed out in red ink on back "34.137 L"; written in red ink on back "51.118.7"
- Departments
- Arts of the Pacific Islands
- Accession Number
- 51.118.7
- Credit Line
- Gift of John W. Vandercook
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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