Ifugao peoples, Northern Luzon, Philippines
20th century, collected in the 1950s
Wood, shell, beads, and metal
Height 17.7 in / 45 cm
Provenance: Collected in situ in the 1950s by the owner of the Metamora Museum of Oddities, Metamora, Indiana, and on display for approx. 70 years.
An Ifugao bulul rice granary figure from Northern Luzon, Philippines, carved as a highly stylized ancestral presence. Bulul figures were traditionally associated with rice storage, protection, fertility, and the continuing power of ancestral spirits. The shell, bead, and metal elements add visual emphasis while keeping the figure closely tied to ritual and agricultural life.
This example has an untouched patina and a long display history through the Metamora Museum of Oddities. Its scale and direct form give it a strong presence without needing embellishment. The piece belongs naturally within a focused group of Philippine and Island Southeast Asian ritual sculpture.
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Ifugao peoples, Northern Luzon, Philippines
20th century, collected in the 1950s
Wood, shell, beads, and metal
Height 17.7 in / 45 cm
Provenance: Collected in situ in the 1950s by the owner of the Metamora Museum of Oddities, Metamora, Indiana, and on display for approx. 70 years.
An Ifugao bulul rice granary figure from Northern Luzon, Philippines, carved as a highly stylized ancestral presence. Bulul figures were traditionally associated with rice storage, protection, fertility, and the continuing power of ancestral spirits. The shell, bead, and metal elements add visual emphasis while keeping the figure closely tied to ritual and agricultural life.
This example has an untouched patina and a long display history through the Metamora Museum of Oddities. Its scale and direct form give it a strong presence without needing embellishment. The piece belongs naturally within a focused group of Philippine and Island Southeast Asian ritual sculpture.
We ship free anywhere in the world, fully insured, packed by hand.
