Lot 28
20th Century Filipino Boar Tusk Staff with a Carved Figure
Sold June 27, 2025
- Price realized
- $55
Price realized is the winning bid (hammer price) and excludes buyer’s premium.
About this lot
Estimated Value: $100-350
Origin: Philippines
Dimensions: 63.5×4.5×1.25 in.
Condition: Light scratches along the top and edges
Additional Information: A Southeast Asia, Philippines, Luzon, Ifugao 20th c. Filipino Boar Tusk w/Bulul or female figure Carved wood staff, used as rice crop guardians or deity. It has a slender sharp pointed staff and iron spike to base, the shaft features a rattan woven wrapping and red pigment below upturned boar tusks and a tall carved female figure. The wood has a dark black tint or coloring.
Collected by a teacher in the Philippines (late 1970’s) who resided at Clark Air Base for over fifteen years.
Lot details
- Lot
- 28
- Closed
- June 27, 2025
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