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Récipient rituel "punamhan" ·  Philippines - Luzon, Ifugao · ID: 3051138

Vendu 700 €
Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria

Description

wood, two-part,

This type of container was used by Ifugao priests during harvest rituals and was served to store various objects associated with rice fields.

During the harvest ritual, blood from the sacrificed chicken was dripped over the box, and old “punamhan” therfore have a thick blood patina.


Littérature comparée

Moltzau Anderson, Eric, In the Shape of Tradition, Leiden 2010, p. 151


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