Strong patina on this Ifugao ritual zoomorphic shaped bowl called "kinahu" - meaning "in the shape of a beast".
Some "kinahu" were used for ceremonial purposes, while most of them served as meat containers or for storing pure salt
 
 
Provenance
Estate of Diplomat/Manila/1970
 
Reference
Anderson, pp. 175 ff.; Ramon Tapales, pp. 39, 86–87