Specifications

• Height: 29 cm
• Material: wood, glass beads
• Position: standing
• Gender: male
• Indigenous name: korwar
• Price realised: Dfl. 14.991,-

Provenance

Christie’s, Amsterdam 7-12-1998, lot 245

Publications

Additional information

Tufts of human hair are inserted as hairdress which confers personality to this ancestor figure. The openworked panel in front constitutes of two snakes crowned by a floral ornament.

Photo credits

Christie’s Amsterdam