| Description: | Circa 1970. Philippine Bontoc & Ifugao Tribals Wooden Chess Set. Rare and beautifully carved dark and light Ebony wood aka ironwood. The Bontoc tribe live in the mountains and were feared as head-hunters. The Ifagao believe in rice god and other deities. The set was carved by Josef Blas around 1972. On the light side K=Josef, Q=his wife, Mina carries a bundle of rice. B=priest holding rice wine. K=deer. R=house on stilts with a bird on its roof, |
