Specifications
- Height: 26,4 cm.
- Material: wood
- Position: seated
- Gender:
- Indigenous name: korwar
- Price realised:
Provenance
Sir Henry Wellcome, London before 1936; Sam & Sharon Singer, San Francisco; American collection.
Publications
Corbey, Raymond (2019), Korwar, Northwest New Guinea ritual art according to missionary sources, p. 106, fig. 75; Hamson, Michael (2024), Oceanic Art Histories, 24-27.
Exhibitions
Additional information
The head nearly half the size of the statue set on a thick long neck. A non-articulated shield in front. The face with a lively expression. Probably Biak, late 19th century.