Indonesian Figure

Seated Korwar figure

Geelvink Bay, West Papua

19th–early 20th century

Wood, Shell inlay

30 cm x 11 cm x 13,5 cm

Provenance: Leendert Van Lier, Amsterdam Leendert Van Lier (1910-1995) was a renowned dealer of fine and tribal art. He began with the firm Kustzaal Van Lier in 1950, on the Rokin in Amsterdam.

Later he worked as a private dealer, from 1955 to 1961 in Utrecht, from 1961 to 1968 in Veere, Zeeland, and from 1968 until his death in Blaricum. michael Grebanier, was a famous musican, the principal cellist of the San Francisco Symphony Bob Heyman michael Grebanier.

Publication: Korwars and Korwar Style, by Th. P. van Baaren

Object Presented by:
Thomas Murray
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