126 Armlet made of four boars tusks bound with basketry lashing, with a carved wood figure of a squatting man. 13.4 cm high and 13 cm dia. Such an armlet was worn by Bontoc men, above the elbow, during dances for head-hunting ceremonies. (Cf. Casal, People and Art of the Philippines, p.246-247, also Anderson, Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines, fig. 569 and 570)
Armlet made of four boars tusks bound with basketry lashing, with a carved wood figure of a squatting man. 13.4 cm high and 13 cm dia. Such an armlet was worn by Bontoc men, above the elbow, during dances for head-hunting ceremonies. (Cf. Casal, People and Art of the Philippines, p.246-247, also Anderson, Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines, fig. 569 and 570)