An exceptional Korwar neckrest
![An exceptional Korwar neckrest - Tribal Art An exceptional Korwar neckrest - Tribal Art](/fileadmin/lot-images/39T190708/normal/ausserordentliche-korwar-nackenstuetze-6268986.jpg)
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: **
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EUR 15,300.-
- Estimate:
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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 |
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