House ornament of skulls of tig-tig birds and fruit bats
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Ornament, eleven skulls total, three bird skulls and eight faunal skulls, blackened, arranged side by side, tied to wooden stick with rattan strips and twisted fiber cordage.
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Identifier
08-36-70/74432
Origin
Oceania, Philippines, Ifugao, Luzon, Eastern Lepanto, Luzon, Northern Nueva Vizcaya
Materials
Bone , Rattan , Fiber , Wood , Resin?
Physical Dimensions
Overall: 40.5 × 13 × 5.6 cm (15 15/16 × 5 1/8 × 2 3/16 in.)
Display status
Not on display
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“House ornament of skulls of tig-tig birds and fruit bats,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 25, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/13019.
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