April 28, 2025
Bontoc Igorot water buffalo tribal necklace Philippines
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Lot BNCBYAGESH10131a ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ceremonial necklace boaya Bontoc ethno-linguistic group, Northern Luzon, Philippines Water buffalo teeth, woven rattan, trade beads Average length of longest pendant: 3.21" inchesTotal length of necklace: 35" -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Traditional jewelry and prestige object of the Bontoc Igorot.This is a NEW, contemporary handicraft of early 21st Centrury vintage.Teeth are from carabao/Asian water buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis )Handwoven by proud 21st Century handicraft weavers in Baguio City, Benguet Province, Philippines.A marker of manhood, the boaya ensemble would begin with a single tooth marking a successful hunt. Sturdy, stunning, and wearable highland Phillippine tribal jewelry.See images below and "SuperSize" for detail: ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Today, the "politically-correct" collective term for these "Igorot" Northern Philippine tribes (Apayao/Isnag, Abra/Tinguian, Kalinga, Gaddang, Applai, Mountain Province/Bontok, Bago, I-lagod, Kankana-ey, Kankanai, Balangao, Ibaloi, Ifugao, Ikalahan, Kalanguya, Karao, and Ilongot,) would be "Cordillerans."--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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