DepartmentAsia
“Gope” Board
Name“Gope” Board
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureElema
Dateca. 1900
Place madePapua New Guinea, Melanesia, Oceania
MediumWood and natural pigments
DimensionsH: 50.75” W: 13”1
Credit LineGift of the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts
Object numberA.2025.29.35
Collections
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Richard Jones M.P., Sydney Australia
Purchased from the Taylor Dale Gallery, Santa Fe, NM in December 2001
DescriptionGope Board, wood and natural pigments. Large male figure with smaller seated figure in center. Chevron designs in background.
Circa 1980
