Spirit Board

Cleveland Museum of Art

Spirit Board by Unknown. Oval-shaped wooden object with a small protrusion at the top and bottom. The object features a face with two eyes, a nose, and a mouth. The face has a large forehead, and the eyes are circular with a white circle in the center and a brown outer ring. The nose is a long, thin rectangle. The mouth is a curved line with pointed teeth. There are two ears on either side of the face, each with a series of vertical lines. The body has a large oval stomach with a white circle in the center and two legs. The background is white with a shadow cast by the object. The object has a light-brown color with darker brown and white designs.