Architectural model

Inventory number: SA 37045 ah
Complete replica of an Ifugao house, style from central Ifugao. Wooden structure with a thatched roof made up of cogon grass. All of the main parts can be detached and assembled like a real Ifugao house. The tuod or tukod piles show that the house was built using tree trunks with the roots cut off as a stable base. This model also shows the thick lidi discs that were placed on the top of all four stakes, mainly preventing rats from entering the house. The front of the house shows a small carved head (with horn) of a buffalo. The model also includes a miniature mortar and pestle carved from wood, which is an important item in Ifugao homes. A five-piece set of miniature objects (mumbaki ritual priest, rice wine jug, ritual box, pig, rice wine bowl) is also included. This set represents a ritual act of the Ifugao. Rituals are often performed inside and outside of the Ifugao houses. Text: Prof. Dr. Leah E. Abayao, Cordillera Studies Center, UP Baguio, The Philippines. Collection: Roll; 3089

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Identifier

SA-37045-ah_941E44054EB61B7FF31BF0A13B18FDED

Origin

Ifugao; Luzon; Malay Archipelago

Materials

Wood, Plant phase <flows>

Physical Dimensions

Length: 37cm Width: 39 cm Height: 44cm

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. As a result of the intensified campaigns of the evangelical mission in the Cordillera, at that time many old ritual objects were either sold or sold for a small amount of money in the market, so that their urgent estates were soon to be judged. Text: Georg Noack. Acquisition date: 1982 Collection: Roll

Acquisition Date

1982

Display status

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Official Website

https://sammlung-digital.lindenmuseum.de/de/objekt/architekturmodell_4371

Collection

Linden Museum Stuttgart

Source

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

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“Architectural model,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 28, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/15288.

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