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Decorative fork

Artist Philippines

MediumWood

DimensionsH: 20 in. (50.8 cm)

ClassificationsTools and Equipment

Credit LineGift of Howard A. Edson

Object number1955.14.45

DescriptionLarge decorative wooden fork. The head has four long tines and the handle is four carved figures standing on each other's heads. At the very top there is a wooden ring and then a decorative end cap. The figures' foreheads are all very sloped and their faces ared very pointed. The ears are all large. The hands of all the figurs are on their knees, except for the very top one, whose hands are on his backside. The nipples of all the figures are prominent. The fork was almost certainly made for tourists - the Ifugao didn't use forks but produced them to sell with spoons as a set.

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