Rice deity "bulul", around 1900 · Philippines - Ifugao, Hungduan village · ID: 3041708
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Provenance
Luciano Federico, ItalyLuciano first visited the Philippines in 1978 with his Japanese wife Mayumi. They spent six months there, mainly in the mountain province of Luzon, where they collected many interesting pieces. From 1978 to 1984 he made at least more ten trips, travelling throughout the country.
Size
H: 41,5 cm
H: 16.3 inch
Description
wood, greyish brown patina, encrusted in some areas, sacrificial traces, typical squatting posture, rising from waisted wooden block, small hole in the parting, flattened back, slightly dam., minor missing parts (right ear, nose), traces of insect caused damage backside, cracks, abrasion of paint