bm-pacific: Ancestral Figure (Korwar), early 20th century, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Pacific Isla
bm-pacific: Ancestral Figure (Korwar), early 20th century, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Pacific IslandsKorwar (mortuary figure). Carving is that of two figures, male and female, holding a stylized snake, each figure with one arm on a snake and the other arm on the free arm of the other figure. Male figure wears a tiny cap on top of his head. Condition: completely worm eaten around lower section. Top is in good condition.Size: 8 ¾ x 6 x 5 ¼ in. (22.2 x 15.2 x 13.3 cm)Medium: Woodhttps://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/80174 -- source link
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