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Mindanao, Philippines

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Could I Ask You Something?

by Alfonso Ossorio

1984

#art #Alfonso Ossorio #contemporary #philippines

Shirt made of abaca (Manila hemp)

Mindanao Island

First quarter of 20th century

#mindanao #clothing #philippines #20th century

Human tooth inlaid with gold

Visayas or Mindanao

#human body #visayas #mindanao #philippines #14th-15th century or older

Necklace

Ifugao province, Luzon

#clothing #accessories #luzon #philippines #late 19th–mid-20th century

Bulul (figures made to protect rice crops)

Ifugao, Luzon

source 1 / source 2

#sculpture #ifugao #luzon #philippines #19th-20th century

Funerary Ornaments

14th–15th century or earlier

“The Philippines have an ancient tradition of gold working. The existence of early mines suggests that gold deposits were already being exploited by the early first millennium B.C. Gold objects were often buried with the dead. Metalworkers fashioned gold foil covers for the eyes, nose, mouth, and other facial features, such as those seen here, which were likely used for individuals of high status. In the Philippines, this type of burial practice continued into the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, particularly in the area of Oton in Iloilo province and on the island of Panay on the Visaya archipelago.”

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