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Impressive large Korwar skull statue from Papua, crafted to protect family and village - an exceptionally powerful ritual object from the Jac Hoogerbrugge collection.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Carved from a single piece of heavy tropical wood, this monumental Korwar skull statue displays the typical Korwar style with a prominent forehead, deep eye sockets and a geometrically elaborate base. At 48 cm tall, this is among the larger known specimens of its kind. Its sculptural strength and weight (over 6 kg) give the sculpture an exceptional physical presence.<\/p>\n

Origin & meaning<\/strong>
\nKorwar statues were made by the peoples of the north-western coasts of Papua (Indonesia), especially in the region around Geelvink Bay. They functioned as spiritual sentinels: it was believed that the spirit of a deceased ancestor could dwell in the statue to protect the family from illness and misfortune. This function made it one of the most charged and respected forms of Papuan sculpture.<\/p>\n

This item is from the collection of Jac Hoogerbrugge<\/strong>, who acquired it during his field research in Oceania in the 1960s-1970s. His notes list it as a \u201clarge Korwar with powerful character\u201d, which is consistent with the expressive form and strong symmetry of this sculpture.<\/p>\n

Dimensions & condition<\/strong>
\nHeight 48 cm; width 18 cm; depth 18 cm; weight 6.226 kg.
\nWood carving with natural weathering and patina, some age cracks - good, stable condition<\/strong>. Free-standing, without plinth.<\/p>\n

The collection of Jac Hoogerbrugge (Netherlands, 1930-2020) was built up between the 1960s and 1980s during extensive travels through Africa and Oceania. Hoogerbrugge was known for his accurate field notes and eye for artistic quality. His collection included a wide selection of tribal art with well-documented provenance, several pieces of which are today considered reference objects within Dutch private collections.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Indrukwekkend groot Korwar schedelbeeld uit Papoea, vervaardigd ter bescherming van familie en dorp \u2013 een uitzonderlijk krachtig ritueel object uit de collectie Jac Hoogerbrugge. Dit monumentale Korwar schedelbeeld is uit \u00e9\u00e9n stuk zwaar tropisch hout gesneden en toont de typische Korwar-stijl met een prominent voorhoofd, diepe oogkassen en een geometrisch uitgewerkte basis. Met zijn hoogte […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":65652,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"Groot Korwar schedelbeeld Papoea \u2013 collectie Hoogerbrugge","_seopress_titles_desc":"Indrukwekkend groot Korwar schedelbeeld uit Papoea. Beschermend ritueel object uit de collectie Jac Hoogerbrugge. Uniek tribaal kunstwerk kopen.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"Korwar schedelbeeld,groot Korwar beeld,Papoea kunst,Papoea voorouderbeeld,Korwar beeld kopen,Korwar sculptuur kopen,Korwar kunst kopen,Papoea tribale kunst,Geelvinkbaai kunst,Papoea beeld kopen,Hoogerbrugge collectie,Korwar figuur,Korwar protector figure,Korwar ancestor carving,Korwar Papoea beeld,Oceani\u00eb kunst kopen,Papoea houtsculptuur,Indonesi\u00eb tribale kunst,Korwar schedelbeeld kopen,Korwarbeeld,Papoeabeeld,Korwarkunst","_seopress_news_disabled":"","_seopress_video_disabled":"","_seopress_video":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas_manual":[],"_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable_all":"","_seopress_pro_rich_snippets_disable":[],"_seopress_pro_schemas":[]},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[76,75,161],"product_tag":[167,163],"class_list":["post-65648","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-beelden-kunst-uit-oceanie-en-indonesie","product_cat-kunst-uit-oceanie-indonesie","product_cat-wunderkammer","product_tag-jac-hoogerbrugge-collectie","product_tag-korwar","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/65648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=65648"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65652"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=65648"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=65648"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verguldekat.nl\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=65648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}