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Spirit board, Gope, C-14 dating: 1490–1670 (94% probability)
Wood, boar tusk, pigment
137.2 x 59.7 x 11.4 cm (54 x 23 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.)
The Marcia and John Friede Collection, a Promised Gift to the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco L05.1.282

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Artist Biography: (none) PROVENANCE: "Collected by Thomas Schultze-Westrum in 1966." (Catalog #459, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 162.) PUBLICATIONS: 2005 - "The design has the energy and rhythm of a late Mondrian. For the function and meaning of gope, see previous entry." (Catalog #459, New Guinea Art: Masterpieces from the Jolika Collection of Marcia and John Friede, 2005, Volume 2, p. 162.)

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