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THBLate 19th C. West Papua Wooden Female Korwar Figure
Lot 114
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Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Oceania, West Papua, northwestern Irian Jaya, Kepala Burung area, ca. late 19th to early 20th century CE. An intriguing example of a hand-carved wooden korwar figure meant to house the skull of a respected ancestor. The stylized female figure sits with bent legs atop an integral circular plinth with her genitalia exposed, rests a bent elbow atop each knee, and cranes her neck slightly forward to support her massive head. The 'head' of the figure is a round-topped wooden block with a hollowed frontal cavity intended for displaying the skull of one's ancestor. Interestingly, the word "korwar" refers to the ancestor's skull itself, however the term eventually evolved to encompass the tradition of wooden ancestral carvings. Size: 7.875" L x 8" W x 21.125" H (20 cm x 20.3 cm x 53.7 cm)
For a good example of a korwar with a skull inside the receptacle, please see: van Baaren, Theodorus Petrus. "Korwars and Korwar Style: Art and Ancestor Worship in North-West New Guinea." Art in its Context: Studies in Ethno-Aesthetics, Museum Series, Vol. 2, 1968, p. 18, pl. 2.
Provenance: private J.H. collection, Beaverton, Oregon, USA, acquired around 2000 from a private collection
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#153545Original ancestor skull missing. Nicks and abrasions to plinth, limbs, body, and head, with several stable fissures, inactive insect damage, and light encrustations within some fissures, otherwise intact and very good. Nice earthen deposits and patina throughout.Condition
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