Two rare textiles · Philippines - Mindanao, Bagobo · ID: 3046709

Name: Two rare textiles
SKU: 3046709
Price: 2500 EUR
Availability: SoldOut

sold EUR 2,500

Provenance

coll. in situ, (Manila, 1973)

Size

M: 160 /164 cm x 70 cm

M: 160 /64.6 inch x 27.6 inch

Description

Abacá fibres (banana hemp, also known as “Manila hemp”), in earth-toned hues,
Traditional Bagobo textiles are highly valued for their design and fine weaving.
The two fabric panels are almost identical. The wide central band shows stylised ancestor figures in a squatting position. They are reminiscent of the figures of people and frogs on Neolithic Yang Shao clay jugs from China. In the body of one of the frog ancestors a human embryo can be recognized. The remaining frieze patterns show crocodile and spiral patterns.

The object Two rare textiles with the object ID 3046709 was part of the auction 94th Tribal Art Auction on March 7, 2020. The object with the lot number 116 achieved a sales price of EUR 2,500 with an asking price of EUR 500.

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