Beschreibung:

A PAIR OF PHILIPPINE ISLANDS KABABUYAN IFUGAO GUARDIAN FIGURES, BULUL 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY Each carved from solid wood as a pair of male and female figures on waisted circular plinths with hands at their sides, the female figure's hands joined to the thighs. Fine old darkened patine to both. The male figure 58cm high, 19cm wide. The female figure 61cm high, 21cm wide PROVENANCE: Floy Quintos Collection, Manila, Phillipines. Hiro Kobayashi Collection, Kyoto, Japan, 1990s. Private Collection, Melbourne. OTHER NOTES: Floy Quintos is a Manilan film director, playright and collector and curator of Filipino historical traditional arts. Hiro Kobayashi was a ethnographic photographer well known for his expeditions to northern Luzon in the 1980s and 1990s where he documented tribal life and avidly collected important Ifugao art objects. Estimate $10,000-15,000 Condition: The male figure with a detached and repaired left arm. The female figure with an age crack to the right inner leg and old loss to part of the left thumb. Both figures with a small amount of old insect damage, various chips, small losses and old wear. The opinions expressed in the condition reports are a guide only and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Prospective buyers are encouraged to seek further information or request additional images during our pre-sale period where Leonard Joel staff are available for advice. Please note condition reports can be amended during the pre-sale period, so we strongly suggest any interested bidders check the published condition report available on the website before the auction commences. Leonard Joel makes no guarantee of the originality of mechanical or applied components. Absence of reference to such modifications does not imply that a lot is free from modifications. Absentee bid Telephone bid Bid on Multiple Lots Bid Live Online Request a condition report