Clearance - Ethnographic, Asian and Antiques
By Scollard Auctions
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Mar 11, 2024
Brea, California, United States
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Clearance auction featuring a wide variety of ethnographic antiquities, arms and armour, Asian lots and varied antiques
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LOT 234:
Male and Female Ifugao Rice Gods, Wood Carved
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Sold for: $100
Price including buyer’s premium and sales tax:
$
134.69
Start price:
$
100
Estimated price :
$300 - $450
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 7.75%
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Male and Female Ifugao Rice Gods, Wood Carved
Pair of Ifugao Bulul statues carved from a single piece of narra or ipil wood. Each figure stands with arms apart in a protective stance. Both decorated with old grain stalks as earrings. The male stands prominently with his phallus exposed whereas the female is less prominently detailed. The Bulul is touched by hands dipped in blood of a chicken or pig in ritual called tunod during the rice planting season. Over time the blood imparts a dark color to the figures, overlaid with a patina of grease from food offerings. Size of tallest (male) 18 1/4"H
Condition: Both as-is condition with wear and losses shown, to be expected with age.
