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Ifugao dungdung brass statuette browse these categories for related items... Directory: Vintage Arts: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1960: item # 809709 Please refer to our stock # IFG002 when inquiring.
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| A male dungdung brass statuette from the Ifugao people of northern Luzon, Philippines circa 1920-1950. Male dungdungs, having been created starting only from the 1920s, are rarer than their counterpart female dungdungs. Worn by Ifugao elite ("kadangyan") brides and grooms, dungdungs are secured on top of the head by rattan or twine. A dungdung is tied to a wooden (sometimes carved) platform, its head festooned with beaded strings and feathers. This dungdung is depicted as performing the Ifugao ritual dance, with the knees flexed, arms straight and hands in flipping motion. My Ifugao tribal information source reveals that male dungdungs were created when the hornbills became scarce, the heads and beaks of which are used for making Ifugao men head decoration ensembles. The hornbill head-beak ensemble is worn by the kadangyan groom at wedding. Measuring three inches from head to foot and three and a half inches from the tip of one hand to the tip of the other hand, this dungdung is in very good condition, with some dust accumulation. A Filipino anthropologist considers the dungdung as the rarest and most precious artifact of the northern Luzon mountain peoples. Refer to “Form and Splendor” by Roberto Maramba page 123 for a picture of a female dungdung (also called dudong). | ||
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