Ancestor board "gope" or "kaiaimunu" · Papua New Guinea - Golf - Goaribari Island, Kerewa · ID: 3040144
sold
EUR 1,000
Size
H: 98 cm
H: 38.6 inch
Description
wood, brown patina, red and white pigment, the figure of an ancestor spirit in the centre, notched decor along rim and asymmetrical spiral ornamentes to the right, slightly dam., small traces of insect caused damage, water spots, metal base;
Before a battle warriors sat in silence in front of the spirit board and with the use of magic involved its assistance in the fight to come. When the ritual was over the shell trumpets were blown and the leader gave out his orders.
Comparing literature
Hamson, Michael, Red Eye of the Sun, Los Angeles 2010, p. 33