Specifications

• Height: 32 cm
• Material: wood, porcelain
• Position: squatting
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: korwar
• Price realised: Dfl. 6.500,- hp

Provenance

Leendert van Lier, Blaricum, Christie’s, Amsterdam 15-4-1997, lot 194; Thom Murray, Mill Valley; Private collection USA.

Publications

Baaren, Th. P. van (1968), Korwars and korwar style, nr. 31

Additional information

According to Van Baaren this korwar probably hails from the Ayu islands, geographically situated between the Teluk Cenderawasih and Raja Ampat Islands.

Photo credits

Christie’s Amsterdam