• Ifugao Peoples, Banaue Rice Terraces, Northern Luzon Islands, Philippines

• Early 20th C.

• Bone, Philippine deer scrotum, natural fibers

• 4.75 x 1.75 in. / 12 x 2.5 cm

• Height on custom display stand 6.5 in./ 16.5 cm

An unusual variant of the classic bulul form, this lime container is carved as a Janus figure—two seated bodies joined back-to-back, each with its own head, hands resting on opposing shoulders. Bulul figures are traditionally tied to rice cultivation ceremonies, and honored as ancestral guardians of the harvest.

Field-collected roughly fifty years ago, the piece has developed a smooth, glossy patina from age and handling—tangible evidence of its long working life within the community it served.

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• Sumba Island, Indonesia

• Gourd, Wood, Lime, Pigment

• Dimensions:
  Largest 2.25 dia. x 2.5 in./5.75 dia. x 6.25 cm
  Smallest 1.75 dia. x 2 in./4.5 dia. x 5 cm

A group of seven small containers, with decorative lids and remnants of lime which was their original purpose.

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• Late 19th / Early 20th Century

• Wood with applied bark

• Dimensions: 20 x 18 dia in. / 51 x 45.5 cm

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