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Dealer: Faganarms
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Description:
Under Spanish colonial rule, Philippine natives lived in isolation, relatively unaffected by the outside world. In the North, headhunting and cannibalism were part of most cultures. The Ifugao of the central Luzon highlands maintained those practices until the turn of the twentieth century. IFUGAO CARVED HOUSEHOLD FIGURE. Wood, standing male Bulul. 13" height. Carved with the arms away from the body and hands clasped at the abdomen. Characteristic flat face and fully delineated ears. 19th century. Dating to the period of headhunting and mounted on a dark wood base at that time when collected. Surface encrusted from ritual use. Bulul were carved in pairs, male and female and consecrated for ritual sacrifice. A primary function was the assurance of a bountiful rice harvest, however, they were also used to cure and prevent illness, and take revenge on an enemy. The figure was transformed into the spirit and protected stored grain. Fine glossy patina under surface encrustation from ritual use. The terra cotta container of elongated bulbous form. Condition and coloration identical.
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