Lot 194
IFUGAO PEOPLE, PHILIPPINES, 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Carved as seated male and female figures, on a integral waisted square section plinth, with fine old patina.
The larger figure 43cm high, 10.5cm wide. The smaller figure 35cm high, 9cm wide.
Estimate $4,000 - $6,000
both figures with old worm holes, and encrusted patina. the taller with small age cracks and very small chips and losses. The smaller figure with separartion splits to the arms, and an old repair at the back of the plinth, along with small chips and losses.
LJ delivery size: Small
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Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications.
Rudolf Kractochwill, Graz, Austria.
Bonhams, 'Art of the South Seas', New York, 9/02/2014.
Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, are carved wooden figures used to guard rice crops by the Ifugao peoples (and their sub-tribe Kalanguya) of northern Luzon.
Decorative Arts and Asian Art, Including Tribal Artefacts
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8372
12:00pm - 20 October 2020
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
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