Wooden Figure (Anito?)
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Wooden sculpture, called Anito. This term denotes both good and bad spirits. There are a large number of higher and lower spirits. So, the example. Ifugao-people able to distinguish a few thousand such beings with names, also the souls of men designated by death anitos. This anitoär a male figure with a bowl in the hands and very prominent ears. Standing on a pedestal. Stained wood. H. with socket 37 cm. (catalog).
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Type
Physical Object
Identifier
1934.34.0005
Origin
Igorot Origin
Materials
wood
Physical Dimensions
Height: 6 cm (base) | Height: 48 cm
Provenance
Collected: Nathurst (Nathorst), Carl Evert
Acquisition Date
1934
Short description
From the catalog ( OCR)
(Träskulptur, sk anito. Denna term betecknar både goda och onda andar. Det finns ett stort antal högre och lägre andar. Så skall t ex. Ifugao-folket kunna skilja några tusen sådana varelser med namn, också människornas själar betecknas efter döden som anitos. Denna anitoär en manlig figur med en skål i händerna och mycket utstående öron. Står på en sockel. Betsat trä. H. med sockel 37 cm. (katalog).
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(Träskulptur, sk anito. Denna term betecknar både goda och onda andar. Det finns ett stort antal högre och lägre andar. Så skall t ex. Ifugao-folket kunna skilja några tusen sådana varelser med namn, också människornas själar betecknas efter döden som anitos. Denna anitoär en manlig figur med en skål i händerna och mycket utstående öron. Står på en sockel. Betsat trä. H. med sockel 37 cm. (katalog).
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Display status
Not on display
References
http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1186544, http://collections.smvk.se/carlotta-em/web/object/1021329
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Translated from Swedish by Google Translate
Record accessed Dec. 2020
Edited for grammar by the Mapping team
Record accessed Dec. 2020
Edited for grammar by the Mapping team
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“Wooden Figure (Anito?),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 19, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/3306.
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