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Exquisite Chinese Cinnabar-Style “Nine Dragon Wall” Sculpture
- Period:Â Mid-20th Century
- Primary Motif: The “Nine Dragons Taming the Waters” (Auspicious Imperial Protection).
- Artistry: Deeply undercut high-relief carving (front); Gilded Xingshu (running script) calligraphy (back).
- Materials: Carved cinnabar-lacquer composition over a reinforced core; Custom black-lacquered hardwood base.
- Signature: Inscribed and signed by the Master Wang Zuyao (王祖耀书).
- Condition: Museum-Grade. The cinnabar retains a deep, lustrous saturation; gold calligraphy is crisp and luminous; no losses to the intricate high-relief scales or fins.
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Large Bontoc Kalinga Barbed Warrior Spear (Falfeg)
- Period: Late 19th – early 20th century.
- Origin: Cordillera Central, Northern Luzon, Philippines.
- Primary use among Bontok, Ifugao, and Kalinga highland communities (Mountain Province, Ifugao Province, Kalinga Province areas).
- Provenance: US Market, Provenance Documented.
- Materials: Hand-forged iron single-barbed spearhead and conical butt cap, tropical dark hardwood shaft,
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Shorter Traditional Bontoc Igorot Falfeg Spear
- Period: Late 19th – early 20th century Origin: Cordillera Central, Northern Luzon, Philippines
- Primary use: Among Bontok highland communities (Mountain Province areas)
- Provenance: Ex-private USA collection
- Materials: Hand-forged iron single-barbed spearhead, prominent traditional woven rattan ferrule binding just below a narrow metal reinforcement ring, tropical dark hardwood shaft, and conical iron butt cap.
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Philippine Igorot Falfeg Spear With Socket Tip and Spiked Metal Base
- Period: Late 19th – early 20th century
- Origin: Cordillera Central, Northern Luzon, Philippines
- Primary use: among Bontok highland communities (Mountain Province areas)
- Provenance: Ex-private USA collection
- Materials: Hand-forged iron single-barbed spearhead with socketed base, traditional woven rattan ferrule reinforcement at the socket joint, tropical dark hardwood shaft, and spiked conical iron butt cap.
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Rare Kalinga Bontoc Multi-Barbed Spear (Sinalawitan Type)
- Period: Late 19th – early 20th century
- Origin: Cordillera Central, Northern Luzon, Philippines
- Primary use among Bontok, Ifugao, and Kalinga highland communities (Mountain Province, Ifugao Province, Kalinga Province areas)
- Provenance: Ex-private USA collection
- Materials: Hand-forged iron multi-barbed (4 prominent barbs) spearhead and conical butt cap, tropical dark hardwood shaft with decorative metal inlay banding on grip, traditional iron or woven rattan ferrule.
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Authentic Kalinga Igorot kalasag war shield with dark painting
- Period: Late 19th – Early 20th Century
- Origin: Cordillera Central, Northern Luzon, Philippines
- Provenance: Canadian Market, Provenance Documented
- Materials: Carved single-piece tropical hardwood (dense local wood such as narra or related species), reinforced with thick woven rattan bindings; traditional charcoal- or soot-based pigment applied to the front surface.
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Medium Size Bontoc Igorot Spear from Luzon, the Philippines
- Period: Late 19th – early 20th century.
- Origin: Cordillera Central, Northern Luzon, Philippines.
- Primary use among Bontok highland communities (Mountain Province areas).
- Provenance: US Market, Ex-private USA collection.
- Materials: Hand-forged iron single-barbed (one prominent pair of opposing barbs) spearhead and conical butt cap, tropical dark hardwood shaft,
