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Auction History Result 4x214 GOW linen 3sh '31 wild striking art of New Guinea Aborigine native with bone through nose! Date Sold 9/15/2011 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. An Original Vintage Theatrical Linenbacked Three-Sheet Movie Poster (3sh; measures 41" x 81") (Learn More) Gow, the 1931 Edward A. Salisbury Papua New Guinea Aborigine headhunter adventure jungle documentary ("Beware!"; which apparently showed actual footage of real headhunters, who were apparently actual cannibals!) featuring Gow, and narrated by William Peck. Note that movie paper of any kind from this 1930s documentary appears to be impossible to find! The only item from this movie I have sold in the past 17 years was a 1950s re-release pressbook, in which the movie was re-titled, "Gow The Killer". I have been e-mailed that there was a silent 1928 documentary with a similar name, and it is possible that the 1931 movie is actually a re-edited version of that movie, but I doubt if anyone knows the full story, and it doesn't really matter which version this poster is from. I DO know that this one-sheet poster is one of the most striking poster images I have ever seen (I have also auctioned a three-sheet with a similar image), and given that it is a sort of teaser poster (given the complete lack of credits, or any information, other than the title), I feel certain this poster must have created quite a stir in 1931, where ever it was displayed. Note that we have only seen or heard of this one example of this poster, but we have auctioned this same example previously. If you have any information about this movie, or know of the existence of any other original release movie paper, please e-mail us and we will post it here. If you know who did the art (if any), please let us know. Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: good to very good. The poster had many creases, small tears, and tiny areas of paper loss on some foldlines, most notably on the vertical foldline that ran from the upper left of the image (between an area to the left of the man's eye down to the top of the "G" of "GOW". There were some creases, smudges, tears, and small paper loss around the edges of the poster. Note that there are "scuffs" in the letters of the title, but it seems likely that that is how the poster was printed, and that it is not a defect. Overall, the poster was in good to very good condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was well backed, and it displays great, and I would love to see an image of it on its new owner's wall! Learn More about condition grades 
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