Ifugao Bulul Rice Guardian Figure

A Luzon Island 'Bulul' wooden rice guardian figure, Ifugao…
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A Luzon Island 'Bulul' wooden rice guardian figure, Ifugao people, Philippines, early 20th century, carved as a seated male figure with a cavity on top of the head, on a integral plinth base. 42 cm high, 13 cm widethe. Provenance: Bonhams, 'Art of the south Seas', New York, 9/02/2014. Other Notes: Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, are carved wooden figures used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao peoples (and their sub-tribe Kalanguya) of northern Luzon.

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