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RP's sick image blamed on misunderstood icons.
(From Philippine Daily Inquirer)
Byline: Vincent Cabreza
BAGUIO CITY-Ifugao scholars are concerned that the Filipinos' misappreciation of one of their anthropological relics could have convinced them that the country really is the "Sick Man of Asia."
The bul'ol, a generic reference to wooden human-like relics that are identified with the centuries-old Ifugao rice terraces, is found as art pieces in top galleries, is used for labeling food products and was prominently displayed as a Filipino-version of the Oscar Awards statuette during the recent Cinemanila festival.
Renowned photographer Tommy Hafalla says Filipinos are fascinated with the icon because it is always referred to as an "Ifugao rice god" that protects valuables.
Guardians of granaries
But the latest historical and sociological research into the icon reveals that ancient Ifugaos carved them to absorb diseases, and the bul'ol (or hu'gu in ancient Ifugao) that have achieved their purpose were placed in rice granaries to ward off thieves, says Emilia Nauyac-Bayucca, a cultural researcher of the Ifugao Global Forest City Movement.
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