Specifications

• Height: 25 cm
• Material: wood
• Position: squatting
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: korwar
• Price realised: Dfl. 8.500,- hp

Provenance

Leendert van Lier, Blaricum, Christie’s, Amsterdam 15-4-1997, lot 185

Publications

Additional information

The present item deviates in some ways with the common ancestor figures found in this area. The facial features are carved in thin lines; the rectangular panel held between his hands and feet has a notched X-pattern.

Photo credits

Christie’s, Amsterdam