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KorwarNew 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 begin

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KORWAR BATBeautiful korwar mace in patinated wood, 19th century. Ex collection Meyer. Length 68 cm

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KORWAR BATBeautiful korwar mace in patinated wood, 19th century. Ex collection. Meyer. Length 49 cm

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Korwar 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. 9,5x21cm

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Wooden 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 New

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Lot 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 de

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Rare 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:

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Korwars 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 Hard

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Oceanic art carved wood Korwar figure, face & shield onOceanic art carved wood Korwar figure, face & shield on front, backside with skull, 19" h

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Large 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.

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Korwar 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'' (1

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19th 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, shown

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Dance 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 the

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Early 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.

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Early 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 - n

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3 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.

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Large 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 ido

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Food 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 blade

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KORWAR ANCESTOR FIGURE, CENDERAWASIH BAY, INDONESIAKORWAR ANCESTOR FIGURE, CENDERAWASIH BAY, INDONESIA wood Height 28.5 cm Provenance Henry Blekkink (1888-1953), The Hague Literature Weener, F., 'The Korwar Collection of Henry Blekkink', in Tr

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Etna 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-sh

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Head / neckrest "korwar" ("korvar") - West New Guinea / West Papua (Irian Jaya) - Korvar Regionwood, traces of black pigment, miniature glass beads, shell, The term "korwar" ("korvar") refers to the art of the geographic-cultural region of Kepala Burung, formerly called Vogelkop Peninsula, loca

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Korwar 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 descent

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Pierre 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: Provenance

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Ancestor 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 Southea

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