Tall Ifugao Standing Bulul Rice Deity, Hapao
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Description
Standing Bulul rice deity carved from a single section of wood with a patina of dark pigment, carved with hands hanging at the knees which are slightly bent in characteristic Bulul posture.
An exert from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Item Number:2013.1105 reads 'Bulul are traditionally carved from the wood the narra tree associated in Ifugao cosmology with health, happiness and prosperity. Once the carving is complete, it is consecrated through a ritual that involves the recitation of the myth of Humidhid, the deity who made the first Bulul. Size 19" H
An exert from the Metropolitan Museum of Art Accession Item Number:2013.1105 reads 'Bulul are traditionally carved from the wood the narra tree associated in Ifugao cosmology with health, happiness and prosperity. Once the carving is complete, it is consecrated through a ritual that involves the recitation of the myth of Humidhid, the deity who made the first Bulul. Size 19" H
Condition
Cracks to base as shown, patina throughout, surface wear and scratches.
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Tall Ifugao Standing Bulul Rice Deity, Hapao
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