Head jewelry (Kango)

Inventory number: SA 35753
A hornbill skull and beak used as part of the headdress called kango (name of hornbill bird) that is worn by men during the uya-uy marriage ceremony. The kango headdress is composed of the skull and beak of the hornbill and decorated with beads, (made of glass and sometimes seeds), feathers and a newly woven man's garb. The garb was worn around the head and the loose ends hang down reaching the waist. It was only worn by the Ifugao kadangyan propertied elite. This is no longer produced nowadays since marriage rites are primarily celebrated by Christian priests. Some families incorporate traditional marriage rites in contemporary Christian marriage ceremonies. Text: Prof. Leah E. Abayao, Cordillera Studies Center, UP Baguio. Collection: Roll; 2958

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Identifier

SA-35753_4D61CF9044C63F14D1A0D2A1567A3C0C

Origin

Ifugao; Luzon; Malay Archipelago

Materials

Hornbird skull

Physical Dimensions

Width: 22cm Height: 5.5 cm Depth: 10.3cm

Provenance

The collector, Christian Roll, was a German journalist. He reported from the previous war zones of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, the Philippines and many other places in Asia. His autobiography "Street of Happiness" describes him as adventurer who had no worries, even from the most famous places to report. But she also saw him as a drinker and a woman, whom many "friends" had and often traveled in the Red Light. Based on his lifestyle, he always spent money, which he bought in Asian markets through the purchase of antiques, which he then sold to German collectors. Over time, science has developed and only a few articles have appeared in international collective magazines. Dr. Friedrich Kußmaul, Curator for Asia (1955-1971) and former Director of the Linden Museums (1971-1986), was a regular customer of rolls and bought several hundred objects from him. Rolls correspondence with Kußmaul has since closed, that the objects from the Cordillerans in the 1970s on Philippine markets and from traders. He traveled there with William Beyer, the son of American ethnologist Henry Otley Beyer, a specialist in the indigenous culture of the Cordillerans. Text: Georg Noack. Acquisition date: 1980 Collection: Roll

Acquisition Date

1980

Display status

not displayed

Official Website

https://sammlung-digital.lindenmuseum.de/de/objekt/kopfschmuck_2395

Collection

Linden Museum Stuttgart

Source

Translated from German by Google Translate. Record accessed November 2021.

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“Head jewelry (Kango),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 25, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/15263.

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