Wooden Carved Spirit Figure square tablecloth Auturo de Cordova

Auturo de Cordova

This artwork is a piece of Mexican Folk Art known as Amate painting from the State of Guerro

Jimmy Clanton

model 827-6

hand-woven basket featuring a lid and decorative stripes in red and green

Wooden Carved Spirit Figure square tablecloth Auturo de CordovaThis carved wooden figure is a traditional artifact from Papua New Guinea, specifically recognized as a type of spirit figure or hook These figures, often referred to as Gope (spirit boards) or Bioma figures, are created by the peoples of the Papuan Gulf to represent ancestors or spirits associated with hunting and warfare. Traditionally, these carvings were hung in ceremonial men's houses, where they were used to preserve sacred objects or food from