Spirit Board
Unknown Artist
before 1930
Medium
painted wood
Dimensions
h. 123.2 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Oceania
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Thomas Munro
Accession Number
1971.154
About this artwork
Like other sacred obejcts, spirit boards were displayed in Elema men's houses. Each board was named after the bush spirit who inhabited it.