Female memorial post or grave marker "sunduk" · Philippines (Southern), Sulu archipelago · ID: 3047893
Description
iron wood, lichen growth, traces of weathering, base
The splendidly ornamented “sunduk” serve as ornaments for the graves of the deceased. They are generally carved in wood, sometimes in stone and more rarely in coral. They were placed at the head of the dead facing Mecca, which means towards the North-West.
They are a harmonious blend of ancestral beliefs and customs with the orthodox Sunni islam precepts imported by arabian merchants and missionaries from the 10th century.
The object Female memorial post or grave marker “sunduk” with the object ID 3047893 was last part of the auction 96th Auction at April 24, 2021 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house and had the lot number 13.
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Comparing literature
Le Dauphin, Cedric, Sunduk, Soul carriers - Beauty reminders, Esy sur Eure 2003, ill. 18