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Amulets on a string

Group: Ifugao
Local name: dinumug, ling-ling-o


Bronze amulet on a string: dinumug


Amulets, in bronze: left: ling-ling-o; right: dinumog (Ifugao)
Ling-ling-o: courtesy Tonny van Dijk

Photographs copyright: F. de Jager

Description

Bronze amulet, tied to a single cotton string, worn around the neck by women and men. The hanger is said to be a fertility symbol, its shape probably representing a uterus.

Dimensions:
Length of string: appr. 27cm. diameter of dinumug: 3,1 cm (widest), 2,8 cm (smallest)

Remarks

Ethnic group: Ifugao, and other neighbouring tribes

Location: North Luzon, Cordillera



Ifugao woman wearing a dinumug amulet
Photograph copyright: F. de Jager


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