Rice deity "bulul", late 19th century · Philippines - Ifugao · ID: 3041710
sold
EUR 1,500
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: 38 cm
H: 15.0 inch
Description
wood, blackish brown encrusted patina, rising from waisted wooden block with serrated rim, eyes with inlay, missing part (plug-shaped projection), cracks, abrasion of paint;
The object Rice deity “bulul”, late 19th century with the object ID 3041710 was last part of the auction 85th Tribal Art Auction at March 4, 2017 on Zemanek-Münster Auction house. The object with the lot number 2 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,500.
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