Sold2021KorwarNew Guinea Wood - 31 cm Provenance: Harvey Menist, 1970s Ben Tursch collection, Brussels Collection Tursch Born and bred in then Belgian Congo, Bernard "Ben" Tursch left for Belgium at age 18 to beginSee Sold Price
Sold2022KORWAR BATBeautiful korwar mace in patinated wood, 19th century. Ex collection Meyer. Length 68 cmSee Sold Price
Sold2022KORWAR BATBeautiful korwar mace in patinated wood, 19th century. Ex collection. Meyer. Length 49 cmSee Sold Price
Sold2017Korwar headrestAppui-nuque agrémenté de deux personnages la tête dirigée vers le sol symboliquement. Bois, patine miel, marques d'usage. Korwar, Baie de Cenderawasih, Papouasie-Occidentale. 9,5x21cmSee Sold Price
Sold2015Wooden korwar (ancestor) amulet, GeelvinckbayWooden korwar amulet, made of wood and trade beads.Ex-collection of the late Mr Hoogerbrugge who worked for Unesco in New Guinea during the 1960's and 1970's. Country of origin: North Coast Papua NewSee Sold Price
Sold2017Lot with two Korwar headrestsEnsemble de deux appui-nuques, l'un d'eux à décor de serpents ondulant à motifs ajourés et l'autre de personnages stylisés à tête animale. Bois, patine d'usage brune et rousse. Korwar, Baie deSee Sold Price
Sold2022Rare Korwar Dance Figure, Irian Jaya, IndonesiaRare Korwar Dance Figure with Mask-Like Face, Irian Jaya, Indonesia, Cenderawasih Bay, MacCluer Gulf Provenance: Originally acquired from an old collection in Oregon. Ex. Tad Dale, Santa Fe, NM. Size:See Sold Price
Sold2020Korwars and Korwar StyleKorwars and Korwar Style Art and ancestor worship in North-West New Guinea van Baaren, Th. P. The Hague - Paris: Mouton & Co (1968). ISBN: none English Text/Edition 104 pages 69 b/w illustrations HardSee Sold Price
Sold2017Oceanic art carved wood Korwar figure, face & shield onOceanic art carved wood Korwar figure, face & shield on front, backside with skull, 19" hSee Sold Price
Sold2015Large Primitive Korwar Ancestor, Oceanic Tribal Artlarge carved primitive idol from the Korwar , Papua new Guinea, Oceanic Tribal art. With wonderful facial treatment and elaborate Dragon like shield. Measures 28 inches tall.See Sold Price
Sold2022Korwar Animal Form Headrest, Irian Jaya, IndonesiaKorwar Animal Form (Anteater) Headrest, Irian Jaya. Indonesia, Irian Jaya, Cendrawasih Bay (Geelvink Bay), Yapen Island. Provenance: Collection of David Vaughan Carnegie, UK. Size: 5'' x 13'' x 4'' (1See Sold Price
Sold202119th C. Indonesian Wood Ancestor Figure for a CanoeOceania, Indonesia, west New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), Poon village, ca. 19th to early 20th century CE. An impressive, hand-carved ancestor figure known as a korwar, shownSee Sold Price
Sold2015Dance shield, GeelvinckbayDance shield Geelvinckbay (korwar-ancestor head on top). Made of wood, dating to the early/mid 20th Century. Country of origin: North Papua New Guinea. Size: 122 cm (49 inches). Private collection theSee Sold Price
Sold2017Early 20th C. Indonesian Wood Figure in Human FormOceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - now with wonderful old patina.See Sold Price
Sold2019Early 20th C. Indonesian Wood Figure in Human Form**Originally Listed At $500** Oceania, Indonesia, New Guinea, Huon Gulf / Geelvinck Bay (Cenderawasih Bay), ca. 1900 CE. Very attractive ancestor figure (korwar) carved from a single piece of wood - nSee Sold Price
Sold20233 Papua New Guinea Carvings3 Papua New Guinea Carvings including a 23" Latmul House Post Finial, 20" h A korwar skull bowl ca. 1920, Papuan Gulf Kakame Spirit Figure 28" long.See Sold Price
Sold2019Large Eroded Kowar Shrine Idol, Ex Volker SchneiderThis is a large and heavily eroded Korwar Figure, carved from a very heavy and dense wood and showing some excellent open-work design. Kowar peoples, Biak Island, Irian Jaya (West New Guinea). The idoSee Sold Price
Sold2024Food Spatula, Geelvink Bay, Northwest Coast Papua New Guinea, Early 20th C. or OlderFood Spatula, Geelvink Bay, Northwest Coast Papua New Guinea, Early 20th C. or Older. On stand. Carved scroll and spiral finial tops a small Korwar figure that forms the handle of the flattened bladeSee Sold Price
Sold2022Oceanic Carved Wood and Ceramic Figurine AssortmentOceanic Carved Wood and Ceramic Figurine Assortment (3) items including New Guinea korwar figurine having painted areas; kneeling figure having applied details including hair and rope; and Sepik RiverSee Sold Price
Sold2023Etna Bay KorwarNew Guinea Wood and shell, 41 cm Provenance: Marcia and John A. Friede-Jolika collection, Rye / San Francisco / New York European private collection Korwar or ancestor figure with distinctive arrow-shSee Sold Price
SoldKorwar Figure, Geelvink Bay, Irian JayaKorwar Figure, Geelvink Bay, Irian Jaya Wood, beads Height 10 1/2in (26cm) Provenance Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, 11 October 1968, Lot 107 Stanley Lederman Collection, New York Thence by descentSee Sold Price
Sold2023Pierre Le-Tan (French, 1950-2019) Statuette Korwar et gantPierre Le-Tan (French, 1950-2019) Statuette Korwar et gant 2018 encre noir et aquarelle sur papier black ink and watercolour on paper 25 x 19 cm (9 7/8 x 7 1/2) Footnotes: ProvenanceSee Sold Price
Sold2021Ancestor figure "korwar" - Indonesia - West New Guineawood, polychrome paint, plant fibre, animal hair, rest.H: 25 cm, H: 9,8 inchProvenance:Old German CollectionPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The NetherlandsLit.: Capistrano-Baker, Florina, Art of Island SoutheaSee Sold Price
Sold2017Korwar headrestAppui-nuque agrémenté de deux personnages ancestraux, leur nez en pointe de flèche. La colonne de soutènement est ornée de motifs ajourés laissant apparaitre des oiseaux stylisés bec contre becSee Sold Price