A KORWAR FIGURE Papua Indonesia, ancestors figure

Description

A Korwar Figure
Nothern West Papua
Indonesia
Korwar Ancestor Figure
Wood
Height 32.5 cm
Similar type Korwar sold at auction: Lempertz, Auction 1045, African and Oceanic Art, 27.01.2015 - 12:30, Brussels
https://www.lempertz.com/en/catalogues/lot/1045-1/148-a-korwar-figure.html
(Price is asking price, you are invited to give your best offer)
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The people of northern West Papua (now part of Indonesia) used to consult their recently deceased ancestors through
korwar
figures.
A religious specialist (
mon
) made the figures for each relative on their death.
The
korwar
were kept in the home, treated with reverence and given offerings of tobacco and other desirable items.
During an illness or before any serious undertaking, such as a journey or a major fishing expedition, a
mon
was called.
He would address the
korwar
, bowing down in front of the figure with his arms outstretched.
A Dutch missionary wrote in 1876: ‘If nothing particular happens at such a consultation, it is a sign of the
korwar
’s approval:
should the consultant begin to tremble, however, then that is a sign of the contrary, and he goes forth unsatisfied.
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