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THB19th C. Philippine Ifugao Wood Nude Male Deity / Bulul
Lot 60
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon Island, Ifugao culture, ca. 19th to early 20th century. A fantastic hand-carved wooden male deity figure known as bulul (also bul-ul or tinagtaggu). He squats on an integral pedestal with his legs drawn up to his body, and his arms crossed with elbows resting on knees. The shoulders are slightly hunched forward, and the visage is simple with a pursed mouth, a broad nose, projecting ears, and circular incised eyes, altogether giving him a very attentive appearance. An annular recessed area sits at the center of his close-cut coiffure. Bulul are highly stylized ancestral effigies that are meant to spiritually guard important crops like rice. Size: 6.9" W x 24.8" H (17.5 cm x 63 cm); 26.8" H (68.1 cm) on included custom stand.
Sculptural art in Ifugao is not just decorative, but also crucial to the wellbeing of the community. Traditionally the men carve sculptures like this, and women weave colorful textiles. Bulul, carved from a single piece of wood and representing the human body in a stylized form, are often in male and female pairs, and ritually consecrated with pig or chicken blood, and then placed into rice fields and granaries, where they function as guardians.
Cf. the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1992.224.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-Dr. Gallagher collection, Sydney, Australia, 1960-2000
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#172800Chipping to base and some stable fissures in areas. Light surface wear as shown. Otherwise, intact and excellent with nice patina.Condition
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