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A pair of Luzon Island 'Bulul' wooden rice guardian figures,…
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Melbourne
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20-Oct-2020
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A pair of Luzon Island 'Bulul' wooden rice guardian figures, Ifugao people, Philippines, 19th/early 20th century, carved as seated male and female figures, on a integral waisted square section plinth, with fine old patina. The larger figure 43 cm high, 10.5 cm wide. The smaller figure 35 cm high, 9 cm wide. Provenance: Rudolf Kractochwill, Graz, Austria. Bonhams, 'Art of the south Seas', New York, 9/02/2014. Other Notes: Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, are carved wooden figures used to guard rice crops by the Ifugao peoples (and their sub-tribe Kalanguya) of northern Luzon.
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Tribal: S/E Asia, Oceania & Pacific