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Spirit Board
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Like other sacred obejcts, spirit boards were displayed in Elema men's houses. Each board was named after the bush spirit who inhabited it.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineSpirit Board, before 1930. Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Papuan Gulf, Elema District, 20th century. Painted wood; overall: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Munro, 1971.154
