A fine Wapo /Era region spirit board (Gope); Gulf province Papua New Guinea. (C. 20th Century).
 A tall carved wooden panel of typical form for the type, the board in rust brown, black and white, the upper portion with the stylized head depicted by bird imagery, the body made of finely carved geometric forms accented with mineral pigments .
 Such  boards were believed to be the abode of an Imunu, or spirit entity that is represented on the front, Many of the boards were cut from old war canoes.
 
Provenance: Acquired by Marc Seidler from George Craig, C. 1980, Field collected by Craig prior to 1966.
The Board Measures 47.5 inches tall x 9 inches wide.