id:			145947
accession number:	1971.154
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1971.154
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:54.325000

Spirit-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

title:				Spirit-Board
title in original language:	
series:				
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creation date:			before 1930
creation date earliest:		1900
creation date latest:		1930
current location:		
creditline:			Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Munro
copyright:			

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culture:	Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Papuan Gulf, Elema District, 20th century
technique:	painted wood
department:	Oceania
collection:	Oceanic Art
type:		Sculpture
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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measurements: Overall: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1971
	opening date:   1971-12-28T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1971</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (December 28, 1971-February 6, 1972).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
Like other sacred obejcts, spirit-boards were displayed in Elema men's houses.  Each board was named after the bush-spirit who inhabited it.
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