Arms jewelry (Tangkil)

Inventory number: 042729
Arm jewelery of a man made from the tusks of a boar. Men wear two of these upper arm jewelery elements during celebrations and rituals, such as the begnas ritual for rice cultivation. The materials originally used for the production of this jewelery are scarcely available any more. Today, however, this jewelery is often reproduced from other materials and worn, for example, at cultural festivals. Text: Prof. Leah E. Abayao, Cordillera Studies Center, UP Baguio.

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