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Farming work model
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This model was chosen for its excellent representation of the different kinds of agricultural work in the Philippines at the end of the 19th century. It is a sample of the museum’s collection.

History of the Object
A model of a farming scene which shows two women and a man peeling rice in a mortar and cleaning it with a bilao (tray). The figures are carved out of wood and covered with painted plaster. It gives a clear indication of how the Philippino peasants of the nineteenth century dressed. The collection of the National Museum of Anthropology includes six other models of this kind with different agricultural scenes which were donated to the 1887 Exhibit by the Central Committee of Manila to be displayed in the sixth section on agriculture, horticulture and livestock. Part of these models have been published in the book entitled Discovering Philippine Art in Spain, which attributes them to the sculptor Bonifcio Arévalo y Flores, although their author is not mentioned in the Exhibition catalogue.

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Type
Sculpture 
Materials
Wood, bamboo, vegetable fiber, plaster and paint.  
Measurements
Width 26,5 cm Height 42 cm. Length 51 cm.  
Creator name
Bonifacio Arévalo y Flores ? 
Creator date
1850-1920 
Where it was made
Philippines; Manila; Quiapo 
Geography
Philippines 
Time period
AD 19th century ~ AD 19th century 
Creation date
19th Century; circa 1880 
Function
This is a representation of agricultural work.  
Acquisition
In 1887, a monographic exhibition about the Philippines took place in Madrid with the objective of showing the natural products of those islands, as well as its industry and crafts. It was thought that this would help support trade between those remote lands and the metropolis. Then, an important collection of products and objects belonging to the various groups who inhabited the islands were sent to Madrid. This represented their different economic activities, apparel, ornaments, domestic housewares, musical instruments, ritual objects, weapons, etc. When this exhibition was closed, the Library Museum of High Seas (Museo Biblioteca de Ultramar) was created with all of the collections, both objects and bibliographies. In 1908, this museum was closed and the majority of its collections were passed on to become part of the National Museum of Anthropology. 
Copyright
Museo Nacional de Antropología Ministerio de Cultura 
Acknowledgements
 
Owner
Museo Nacional de AntropologíaMinisterio de Cultura 
Museum
National Museum of Anthropology 
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