Bulul Tangkil Armlet
Tangkil', armlet, double Bulul figures, Bontoc, Philippines, 9" x 5"


Description
'Tangkil' or 'Baningal', an Igorot tribesmans decorative armlet, with two standing wood carved Bulul, (one with arms folded across chest and one with arms extending down towards knees. Four coupled wild boar tusks bound with strips of bamboo peel. Men place tangkil around the upper arm as an adornment. Bontoc, northern Luzon island mountain province area, Philippines, 9" x 5" wide x 3" thick.