Spirit Board
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Caption
Spirit Board, Wood, pigment, 13 1/4 x 7 5/16 in. (33.7 x 18.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of John W. Vandercook, 51.118.10. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Spirit Board
Geography
Place made: Iare, Purari River delta, Central Province, Papua New Guinea
Medium
Wood, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
13 1/4 x 7 5/16 in. (33.7 x 18.6 cm)
Inscriptions
Handwritten labels on back: "Iare - Purari Delta Div. Papua 11/18/33 2 sticks of tobacco" and "25"; written in red on back: "51.118.10"; written in red and crossed out on back: "34.143L"
Credit Line
Gift of John W. Vandercook
Accession Number
51.118.10
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