Korwar Ancestral Representation
Korwar Ancestral Representation
Date 19/20th century
Period 1850-1900, 20th century, 19th century
Origin New Guinea
Medium Wood, Patina
Dimension 23 cm (9 inches)
A korwar, or ancestral representation, showing the human figure with a stylized head over a roughly carved block set on a circular base. This type of figure, known as a block Korwar, is wrapped to exhibit only the face. The cloth represents the shroud covering the deceased in the local burial practice. The face is well carved and balanced with a strong, arched, pointed nose and flaring nostrils and a prognathic chin offering the mouth carved as two parallel lines. The eyes, under the arched brows show a typical curlicue ornament often found on sculpture of the area.
Date: 19/20th century
Period: 1850-1900, 20th century, 19th century
Origin: New Guinea
Medium: Wood, Patina
Dimension: 23 cm (9 inches)
Provenance: Ex coll. : Aalderink Antiquaaires, Amsterdam; Koos Knol & Paula van den Berg, Wormerveer. The N° 18 is painted in white under the base. Private collection Czech Republic
Literature: Ill. : THE ART OF KORWAR & WORKS OF ART FROM THE PACIFIC ISLANDS – TEFAF 2010, Galerie Meyer, Paris, N° 11.
Galerie Meyer-Oceanic Art
Tribal Art dealer specializing in early Oceanic Art since 1980 and archaic Eskimo Art since 2010
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