Another textile from Eduard von der Heydt's former collection is displayed in this showcase. This is a sarong that was made around 1870 on Java, in Semarang or Lasem. Each island has its own characteristic motifs and color schemes. The sarong was made from plain-woven cotton fabric decorated with batik tulis. The piece of fabric, with its raw selvedges, was originally sewn together with an overlock stitch to form a sarong; it is now open.
The three wooden objects come from the former colonies of German New Guinea (now Papua New Guinea) and the Solomon Islands, which were part of the German Empire and Great Britain in the past. These are ceremonial objects. A "Korwar" figure from Western New Guinea represents a recently deceased person and served as a supernatural receptacle for the spirit of the ancestor. These ancestor figures were depicted in a sitting or standing position with a prominent head and arrow-shaped nose. Korwars were kept and venerated in the home of the deceased, but were also taken on sea voyages or worn as amulets. These images of the ancestors played a central role in everyday life, protecting the living. The equestrian figure is probably a fragment of an ornamental decoration. The paddle, with a dark brown patina, has a carved mask-like head at the junction of the shaft and blade. It was probably used as a ceremonial object rather than as a paddle to propel a boat.
