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English: Postcard, c 1920. These figures were collected by the Utrechtse Zendingsvereniging (missionaries) and were donated to the Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, in 1910 and 1912. (Information courtesy of Ronald Noorman and Michel Thieme).
Bahasa Indonesia: Kartu Pos, c 1920. Patung Korwar/Karwar milik suku Biak yang dikoleksi oleh para zending (misionaris) dan di donasikan untuk Wereldmuseum, Rotterdam, in 1910 and 1912. (Information courtesy of Ronald Noorman and Michel Thieme). Patung ini berfungsi sebagai perantara antara keluarga yang masih hidup dengan orang yang sudah meninggal. Selain itu juga berfungsi untuk memanggil hujan dan memohon keselamatan pada waktu mencari ikan atau mencegah gangguan dari roh jahat. Patung Korwar biasanya disimpan di dalam rumah atau diletakkan di kuburan.
Date circa 1920
date QS:P,+1920-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source http://www.oceania-ethnographica.com/mel147.html
Author no publisher indicated, but probably a card issued by the Wereldmuseum (Ethnological Museum), Rotterdam

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