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001071 Papua, teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

001071 Papua, teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

Specifications Height: 30 cm. Material: wood, glass beads Position: squatting Gender: male Indigenous name: korwar Provenance Former Amsterdam collection, early 1980s. Publications Additional information Wandamen peninsula. The figure with an elongated...

001073 Papua, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

001073 Papua, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

Specifications Height: 32 cm. Material: wood Position: seated Indigenous name: korwar Provenance Former Amsterdam collection, early 1980s. Publications Additional information Yapen Island. The figure with elaborate scarifications on the cheeks holds two...

001072 Papua, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

001072 Papua, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

SpecificationsHeight: 22 cmMaterial: wood, glass beadPosition: standingGender: maleIndigenous name: korwarProvenanceChristie's Amsterdam 12-9-1984, lot 57; Former Amsterdam private collection, 1980s.PublicationsAdditional informationBiak Island. Figure...

001624 Nusa Tenggara, Timor, mask

001624 Nusa Tenggara, Timor, mask

SpecificationsHeight: 28 cmMaterial: wood, pigmentsPosition:Gender:Indigenous name:ProvenanceFormer Amsterdam collection, 1970sPublicationsPublished Hersey, Irwin (1991) Indonesian Primitive Art, 69 ill. 43Additional informationHersey gives as whereabouts the...

001065 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak, architectural fragment

001065 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak, architectural fragment

Specifications Height: 106 cm Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Provenance Former Dutch collection, 1970s Publications Additional information Benua'/ Tunjung. Composite head which seems to be inspired by the Indian Makara, a monsterhead....

001064 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak, architectural panel

001064 Borneo, East Kalimantan, Dayak, architectural panel

Specifications Height: 75 cm.; Br: 27 cm. Material: wood Position: Gender: Indigenous name: Provenance Former Dutch collection, 1970s. Publications Additional information Kayan-Kenyah complex (Kayanic)The upper part of this panel shows a combination of the...

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