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Ceremonial
Spoon
Ifugao, Philippines
19th Century
Published Tribal Arts Magazine (Summer 1995)
“Philippine Tribal art Figurative Spoons and Ladles” Fig 18
Page 64
This ancient Ifugao spoon is wonderfully conceived. The finely carved
bowl is surmounted by a Bulul figure in classic seated position. The Bulul
figure has great strength wearing an old copper torque around its neck.
The patina is extremely deep from generations of ceremonial use. There
is some loss to the figure but it does not detract from the power of the
sculpture.
This spoon stands 5.75 inches tall.
SOLD / IN 2107
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