Pair of granary figures (bulul)

Ifugao people

Kababuyan, Luzon, Philippines

Wood

H: 46 cm.

Collection of Thomas Murray.

Bulul normally consist of a male and female pair, but this set is unusual in including an infant, therefore making explicit the connection between the rice crop and human fertility.

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