Boat prow and stern

Boat prow and stern

Carving designs on boat prows and sterns are always complex and curvilinear. These carvings are made separately and attached later to the boat. The Badjaos, the boat -dwelling people of Sulu, excel in the art.




1970


Wood carving


Jolo, Sulu

1970 badjao badjaw mindanao sulu prows sterns prows and sterns wood carving

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