Rice deity "bulul"
Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao, Tagiling workshop
sold
EUR 650
Provenance
Dutch CollectionPiet Lepelaar, Leiden, The Netherlands
Size
H: 54,5 cm
H: 21.5 inch
Description
wood,
Naturalistic details (eyes, ears, collarbone), as well as the face and body shapes of this figure show echoes of Tagiling’s work.
Tagiling, who worked in the village of Kababuyan in northern Luzon in the first quarter of the 20th century, is one of the few Ifugao artists known by name.