"Tangkil" armlet · Philippines - northern Luzon, Igorot, Kankanaey · ID: 3051232
sold
EUR 1,600
Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, AustriaSize
D: 11 cm
H: 12 cm
D: 4.3 inch
H: 4.7 inch
Description
wild boar tusk, rattan weave, wood,
After going through the manhood ritual and successfully killing a wild boar, young men of the Igorot gained the right to wear a “tangkil”. The figure was only added after attaining warrior status. Hair was often attached to the “tangkil”, which is thought to symbolise the blood of the victim.
The object “Tangkil” armlet with the object ID 3051232 was part of the auction Auction 103 on November 16, 2024. The object with the lot number 310 achieved a sales price of EUR 1,600 with an asking price of EUR 600.
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Comparing literature
Moltzau Anderson, Eric, Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines, Leiden 2010, p. 324 f.