Korwars and Korwar Style: Art and Ancestor Worship in North-West New Guinea PDF
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KORWARS AND KORWAR STYLE ART IN ITS C O N T E XT Studies in Ethno-Aesthetics edited by Adrian A. Gerbrands MUSEUM SERIES: VOLUME 2 MOUTON & CO - PUBLISHERS - THE HAGUE - PARIS ΤΗ. Ρ. VAN BAAREN K O R W A RS A ND KORWAR S T Y LE Art and ancestor worship in North-West New Guinea MOUTON & CO - PUBLISHERS - PARIS - THE HAGUE THIS BOOK WAS PUBLISHED WITH THE AID OF THE NETHERLANDS ORGANISATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF PURE RESEARCH (z.W.O.) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS BOOK MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY FORM WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM THE PUBLISHER © MOUTON & CO 1968 LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUE CARD NO. 67-20711 PRINTED IN THE NETHERLANDS BY VADA, WAGENINGEN PREFACE This investigation is based mainly on korwars which I have been able to see and handle personally, as it is often difficult, or even impossible, from photographs or descriptions to come to a decision about minor details which nevertheless may be of major importance for classification. For these reasons I have as a rule not used various korwars in collections outside the Netherlands, although they may have been published, for purposes of classification. Apart from research in museums this study is based on the relevant literature. The author hopes that his endeavours and his shortcomings may stimulate interest among field workers, although he fears that it is already too late and that the age of the korwars is gone forever. I am indebted to my wife for correcting the English text. For facilities for research and generous help my sincere thanks are due to the Dutch museums of Ethnography. Without the hospitality of the directors and staff of these museums this book could not have been written. Groningen, Spring 1965 TH. P. VAN BAAREN CONTENTS Preface 7 Introduction 11 The function of korwars 21 The morphology of korwars 67 Conclusions 85 Notes 87 Bibliography 96 Glossary 102 List of illustrations 103
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