Walking Stick

50-49-1363

From: Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 50-49-1363
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Ifugao
Provenience Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon
Locus Ifugao
Section Oceanian
Materials Wood
Description

Dark yellow wood, long; butt end shouldered, then tapered. May have had iron butt piece; split in shaft improved into oblong groove; round edged cubical standard banded by a horizontal ridge set off by grooves, a tesselated ridge above. A "sitting on air" human figure, well carved stands on the upper surface; figure lacks conventional "anito ears, but an attempted naturalistic ear is apparent on left; right is confused.

Length 146 cm
Outside Diameter 2.85 cm
Credit Line Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950
Other Number 305 - Other Number

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