Bagobo Shield Puzzler

[Sajen]

And because here are shown so beautiful displays I want to show a part of my humble Moro display.

[apolaki]

My collection of Igorot items, but i doubt many are authentic except for the Duyu bowl?

[Clubs & Arrows]

Vandoo, I will see if I can dig up anything about the fair/shield. Thank you for the possible lead.
Sajen, the Moro blades look great on the wall.
Apolaki your collection looks very nice as well, I especially like the bowl and of course the hat.
Wouter, another example of a carved wooden Philippine skull is in the book Aberrations & Oddities - Curious Tribal Art by Michael Auliso and Gregory Ghent. The carved line down the center actually goes all the way around the head. Never saw any like it at any of the Day of the Dead festivals, but I do like going to them in early November.

Best regards,
Joe

[Indianajones]

Hi again,
Sajen; your blanket or may be skirt (depends on size) is I also think worn and used by the Ifugao, as it is derived from a quite large textile from the Ifugao, called a 'baya'ong'. These were worn by more wealthy as it can be chilly there. Included a pic of such large cloth. Though have to say yours has black color and the early 20th cent pieces are in indigo blue.
Kalinga (South-)use different ones with red n d.blue stripes and embroidered with yellow n red 'pyramids'.
Thanks for sharing your pieces; very nice!

Thanks for the additional pics Joe. Have scanned and attached the pic with the woman wearing this same type of hat as in your collection. This couple would certainly be a chief n wife and are from Gadang origins (neighbours of East n North-Kalingatribes). Area; south of Tabuk city, Abra prov.Luzon.
This pic is made just after 1900.
B.T.W your brass moro helmet am sure will also make quite some folks here a bit green of envy . . .he he he. Looks almost identical to the one in Kriegers Phil arms book I think?!?

New pics form my collection still to come Oaoaoh so sunny n hot at the moment here in Holland! Made a few but not all yet. And than got to resize them all!

[Sajen]

Originally Posted by Indianajones

Hi again,
Sajen; your blanket or may be skirt (depends on size) is I also think worn and used by the Ifugao, as it is derived from a quite large textile from the Ifugao, called a 'baya'ong'. These were worn by more wealthy as it can be chilly there. Included a pic of such large cloth. Though have to say yours has black color and the early 20th cent pieces are in indigo blue.
Kalinga (South-)use different ones with red n d.blue stripes and embroidered with yellow n red 'pyramids'.
Thanks for sharing your pieces; very nice!

Thank you! The size is 117 x 66 cm, the last picture show only the half, I have hang it up over a door. I think it is complete as there are on both sides border.

Regards,

Detlef

[Clubs & Arrows]

Wouter,
Thank you for the pic with the woven helmet/hat. I completely forgot to include pics from the book that I mentioned as far as the wooden skull. I would love to know what the actual use was, since all they do is speculate on it's purpose in the book. I thought that perhaps the groove that goes around it was to tie something around it for suspension....but again just speculation.

Best,
Joe

[Indianajones]

As said, have made some new collectionpics and here are two overviews as a preview. 'Tickets can be bought at the entrance and children until 10 are for free'
On the last pic one can see the two 19cent. Ifugao wooden helmets called 'oklop' (fantastic patine!).
<got to resize the rest first>
explan.;
first pic, left corner begins with Gadang-tribe (most colorfull), Kalinga in middle (colorfull) and with Ifugao-tribe right, in corner.
second pic; right corner begins with Itaves/North-Kalinga, than basket collection, Large Ifugao or Kankanai (funeral-) blanket, shelfs with sorcery figures e.m and (hardly to be seen) the Bontoc-tribe in the left corner.