T'boli brass figures
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Visual materialSubject(s): Circa 1975
| T'boli | 1975 | cire perdue | coins | commerce | figurines | filipino heritage | filipino heritage | ginton | gods | lost wax process | lost-wax | metal work | metalware | mindanao | mine | mining | pixel | roces | south cotabato | tboli | t'boli | tiboli | tourist trade | tradeOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website General Note(s): (See Original Caption. See also the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Vol, IV, 200, for description of lost-wax method.) The T'boli believe that their metalwork is a gift from their god Ginton. Since they are not known to mine thier own metals, they use scraps from coins, springs of trucks, and other sources for their metalwareImage type: Reproduction: Photograph
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Peoples | PE00701 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | PE00701 |
(See Original Caption. See also the CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Vol, IV, 200, for description of lost-wax method.) The T'boli believe that their metalwork is a gift from their god Ginton. Since they are not known to mine thier own metals, they use scraps from coins, springs of trucks, and other sources for their metalware.
The T'boli continue to use the lost-wax process, producing metalware for the tourist trade.Caption Note)
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