Ancestral Figure (Korwar)

Medium: Wood

Geograhical Locations:

• Cenderawasih Bay, Papua Province, Indonesia
• Doreh Bay, Cenderawasih Bay, West Papua Province, Indonesia

Dates:early 20th century

Dimensions: 8 3/4 x 6 x 5 1/4 in. (22.2 x 15.2 x 13.3 cm)

Collections:

• Arts of the Pacific Islands

Accession Number: 62.18.2

Image: 62.18.2_SL1.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Korwar (mortuary figure). Carving is that of two figures, male and female, holding a stylized snake, each figure with one arm on a snake and the other arm on the free arm of the other figure. Male figure wears a tiny cap on top of his head. Condition: completely worm eaten around lower section. Top is in good condition.

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