Lot No. 8


An exceptional Korwar neckrest


An exceptional Korwar neckrest - Tribal Art

with two stylised ancestral korwar figures and two numfur 'dragon' heads. 19th century. North West New Guinea, wood, 10 cm high.

The other neckrest, also collected by Paul Kibler, is in the Metropolitan Museum. Neckrests in Melanesia are used as communicative devices, often with the depiction of ancestor or spirit animals. They protect the sleepers during their dream state. Lindenmuseum Stuttgart, with collection numbers. (VJ)

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com

08.07.2019 - 14:00

Realized price: **
EUR 15,300.-
Estimate:
EUR 12,000.- to EUR 14,000.-

An exceptional Korwar neckrest


with two stylised ancestral korwar figures and two numfur 'dragon' heads. 19th century. North West New Guinea, wood, 10 cm high.

The other neckrest, also collected by Paul Kibler, is in the Metropolitan Museum. Neckrests in Melanesia are used as communicative devices, often with the depiction of ancestor or spirit animals. They protect the sleepers during their dream state. Lindenmuseum Stuttgart, with collection numbers. (VJ)

Specialist: Joris Visser Joris Visser
+32-2-514 00 34

Joris.Visser@dorotheum.com


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Auction: Tribal Art
Auction type: Saleroom auction
Date: 08.07.2019 - 14:00
Location: Vienna | Palais Dorotheum
Exhibition: 03.07. - 08.07.2019


** Purchase price incl. buyer's premium and VAT

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