National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Presented through the NGV Foundation by Gabrielle Pizzi, Governor, 2001 This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Vizard Foundation
The oval-shaped gope board bears a raised relief design that has been painted in black with the sunken ground painted in white and a range of pinks. The figure on the board is carved in a style characteristic to those of Kerewa. Gope boards are regarded as protective beings that ward off sickness and other illnesses.