This small and fine Papuan Gulf gope board was collected by Thomas Schultze Westrum in 1966 from the Era River area.
The piece has a pleasing face, a design carved in relief and nice remains of a red/orange ochre.
The board is thick for its small size and the roughly hewn reverse is indicative of an early carving date—probably around 1920. The piece is 30" in height. sold