Bontok and Ifugao Artifacts: Tankil and Buffalo Container

A head hunter's arm band 'Tankil', together with a carved…
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A head hunter's arm band 'Tankil', together with a carved wooden buffalo container, comprising of two sets of boar tusks bound with rattan fibre and bone figure with buffalo hair, incised patterns of lizards and their motifs, Bontok people, Philippines, [container] wear commensurate with age as per photo, Ifugao people, Philippines, diameter 13 cm, L 36 cm [container]

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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