PAPUAN GULF GOPE BOARD,NEW GUINEA- Boylan1657 Start Price USD 100.00 Current Price USD 135.50 Time Left - Bid Count 4 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Friday, July 04, 2008 End Time Wednesday, July 09, 2008 Location melbourne,australia See more about 'PAPUAN GULF GOPE BOARD,NEW GUINEA- Boylan1657' Description tribal-shed store PAPUAN GULF GOPE BOARD,NEW GUINEA- Boylan1657 THIS LOT IS FROM THE OCEANIC COLLECTION OF ED BOYLAN.AN AVID COLLECTOR AND TRADER OF NEW GUINEA ART. IN THE 1970'S.  HE BECAME INVOLVED WITH THE PAULIAN MISSIONARY SOCIETY IN PNG, DURING THIS TIME AND OVER A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS HE AMASSED AN EXTRORDINARY COLLECTION OF NEW GUINEA MATERIAL CULTURE ALL OF WHICH WAS AQUIRED DIRECTLY IN THE FIELD.MANY OF HIS ACQUISITIONS HAVE FOUND THEIR WAY INTO MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS IN AUSTRALIA AND THE REST OF THE WORLD. WE HAVE JUST ACQUIRED THE LAST 2000 PLUS OBJECTS FROM HIS COLLECTION, MANY OF WHICH HAVE BEEN STORED IN BOXES THAT HAVE LAIN UNOPENED FOR DECADES.WE WILL BE LISTING MOST OF THESE OBJECTS ON EBAY IN THE COMING MONTHS.HAPPY TRIBAL HUNTING!! NICELY CARVED "GOPE"SPIRIT BOARD,URAMA PEOPLE,PAUAN GULF REGION,PAPUA NEW GUINEASize:39inches, [99cm]QUITE A WIDE EXAMPLE,REMNANT LIME AND OCHRE,CARVED FROM THE SIDE OF AN OLD CANOE,COLLECTED 1970'SGOOD CONDITIONWe accept Paypal or direct Bank Deposit..Buyer pays all shipping and handling. Place a Bid!