Specifications

• Height: 38 cm
• Material: wood
• Position: squatting
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: korwar

Provenance

Probably Utrecht Missionary Society ( Utrechts Zendingsgenootschap); Henry Blekkink ( 1888-1953), The Hague 1930s; Private collection, The Netherlands.

Publications

Weener, Frans-Karel (2012), ‘The Korwar Collection of Henry Blekkink’ in Tribal Art 63, p. 92-93, fig. 25.

Additional information

The label reads ‘Korwar Biak’. This rather large size figure holds a shield between hands and feet.

Photo credits

Jan van Esch.