Female figure with "duyu" bowl · Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao · ID: 3051104
Eduardo Masferré (1909-1995), Philippines
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Masfereé was a Filipino-Catalan photographer who made important documentary reports about the lifestyle of native people in the region of the Cordillera in the Philippines at the middle of 20th century. He is regarded as the Father of Philippine photography.
Description
wood, on a carved base
This decorative figurine was probably made as an offering for a dead person.
The object Female figure with “duyu” bowl with the object ID 3051104 was part of the auction Auction 103 on November 16, 2024. The object with the lot number 313 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,100 with an asking price of EUR 800.
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Comparing literature
Moltzau-Anderson, Eric, In the Shape of Tradition, Leiden 2010, p. 133, ill. 166 ff.