Gope board

GPTKB entity

Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:artifacts
carved wooden board
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea
gptkbp:culturalSignificance represents ancestral spirits
gptkbp:decoratedWith geometric patterns
ancestral faces
gptkbp:displayedAt museums
gptkbp:function ward off evil
mark social status
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Gope board
gptkbp:length 30 cm to 2 meters
gptkbp:material wood
gptkbp:region Papuan Gulf
gptkbp:usedBy Papua New Guinea tribes
Papuan Gulf peoples
gptkbp:usedFor spiritual protection
ritual purposes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Papua_New_Guinea_art
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8