IFUGAO TRIBAL USED ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY BULUL FETISH; CIRCA 1880!

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IFUGAO TRIBAL USED ANTIQUE 19TH CENTURY TROPHY SKULL RATTA LASHED TO A RECLINING HAND CARVED WOODEN BULUL STATUE; CIRCA 1880! THIS IS A VERY OLD ANTIQUE IFUGAO TROPHY SKULL THAT FEATURES A RECLINING HAND CARVED “BULUL” HUMAN FIGURE WITH CLASSIC IFUGAO ICONOGRAPHY; AN ERECT PENIS HELD BETWEEN TWO HANDS! RATTAN WRAPPING KEEPS THE TROPHY SKULL AND STATUE HELD TOGETHER INTO A SINGLE SACRED IFUGAO TRIBAL RITUAL FETISH! THIS REMARKABLE PIECE COMES FROM THE HEAD HUNTING TRIBE: "IFUGAO" IN THE CORDILLERA MOUNTAINS ON THE ISLAND "LUZON" IN THE PHILIPPINES. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THIS IS A RARE AND UNUSUAL PIECE THAT HAS A FINE, RICH, ANCIENT DARK BLACK PATINA AND RATTAN WEAVING. MOUNTED OR HANG ON A WALL OR CEILING IN THE INTERIOR OF AN IFUGAO SHAMAN’S HUT WHERE IT WAS USED AS A PIECE OF TRIBAL CEREMONIAL RITUAL DECORATION. THIS UNUSUAL AND EXTREMELY RARE ITEM MEASURES 6.5 INCHES LONG, BY 4 INCHES WIDE, BY 4 INCHES DEEP; NEAR PERFECT EXCELLENT CONDITION! THIS IS AN EXTRAORDINARY PIECE OF OLD TRIBAL ART! IT SURELY IS THE VERY BEST, OLDEST, AND FINEST IFUGAO SACRED RITUAL CEREMONIAL TROPHY SKULL BULUL FETISH EVER OFFERED ON EBAY! IT HAS GREAT OLD PATINA THAT SHOWS WEAR AND SIGNS OF TRIBAL USE. IT HAS A MUSEUM COLLECTION CATALOGUE NUMBER ON IT THAT READS “1347A.”
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Headhunting is the practice of taking and
preserving a person's head
after killing the person. Headhunting was practiced in historic times in parts of
Oceania
,
South Asia
and
Southeast Asia
,
West
and
Central Africa
, and
Mesoamerica
, as well as Europe. It occurred in Europe to the end of the Middle Ages in Ireland and the
Anglo-Scottish border
regions, and until the 19th century in
Montenegro
,
Croatia
,
Albania
and western parts of
Herzegovina
.
The headhunting practice has been the subject of intense study within the
anthropological community
, where scholars try to assess and interpret its social
roles
,
functions
, and motivations. Anthropological writings explore themes in headhunting that include
mortification
of the rival,
ritual violence
,
cosmological
balance, the display of
manhood
,
cannibalism
, dominance over the body and soul of his enemies in life and afterlife, as a trophy and proof of killing(achievement in hunting), show of greatness, prestige by taking on a rival's spirit and power, and as a means of securing the services of the victim as a slave in the afterlife.
Today's scholars generally agree that headhunting's primary function was ritual and ceremonial. It was part of the process of structuring, reinforcing, and defending
hierarchical relationships
between communities and individuals.
Some experts theorize that the practice stemmed from the belief that the head contained "
soul
matter" or life force, which could be harnessed through its capture.