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001013 Nusa Tenggara, Alor, ancestor figure

001013 Nusa Tenggara, Alor, ancestor figure

Specifications Height:  cm Material: Position: Gender: Provenance Publications Vatter, Ernst (1932), Ata Kiwan. Unbekannte Bergvölker im tropischen Holland, 57 ill. 1 Additional information A rare ancestor figure photographed by Vatter in the village...

001000 Papua Barat, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

001000 Papua Barat, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

Specifications Height: 24,1 cm Material: wood, trade cloth, glass beads Position: standing Gender: male Indigenous name: korwar Provenance French collection, inv. nr. 13/330, Bruce Frank Primitive Art, Winter BRUNEAF 2017 Publications Bruce Frank Primitive...

001010 Nusa Tenggara, Timor L’Este, ceremonial dress

001010 Nusa Tenggara, Timor L’Este, ceremonial dress

Specifications Height:  cm Material: Position: Gender: Provenance   Publications Mendes Corrêa, A.A. (1944), Timor Português. plate XI   Additional information Photo taken in the Bunaq village Armindo Monteiro, depicting three villagers in...

000004 Papua Barat, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

000004 Papua Barat, Teluk Cenderawasih, ancestor figure

Specifications Height: 24,5 cm Material: wood Position: squatting Gender: male Indigenous name: korwar Price realised: € 3.108,- Provenance Jan van Riel, Tilburg, De Zwaan, Amsterdam 13-11-2015, lot 3206 Publications Additional information Sturdy figure...

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