Pair Male and Female Bulul Filipino Statues
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Hand carved from single large pieces of narra wood, each wear metal necklaces. Each figure has pierced ears, and small almond slit eyes. Size of each 17 3/4" H
Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao (and their sub-tribe Kalanguya) peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestors and are thought to gain power and wealth from the presence of the ancestral spirit.The Ifugao are particularly noted for their skill in carving bulul
Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao (and their sub-tribe Kalanguya) peoples of northern Luzon. The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestors and are thought to gain power and wealth from the presence of the ancestral spirit.The Ifugao are particularly noted for their skill in carving bulul
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Pair Male and Female Bulul Filipino Statues
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