Inadu (f)

An example of Cordilleran flat ladle with lingling-o-inspired headdress on top of the anthropomorphic figurine handle

A closer look at the flat ladle’s anthropomorphic figurine handle

A side view shot of the figurine that shows its bent-knee posture

A detailed shot that shows the figurine’s lingling-o-inspired headdress

A detailed shot that shows the visible signs of discoloration, scratches, and wears on the flat’s ladle’s mixer

LOCAL NAME:

Inadu (f)

ENGLISH NAME:

Wooden rice mixer

DESCRIPTION:

Ifugao: Inadu/Inacho/Inaju, Barlig: Fianiw, Kankana-ey: Aklu
A flat wooden ladle with a standing anthropomorphic figurine handle. The figurine has a lingling-o headdress.

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Ifugao, Kankana-ey

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Wood

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Woodcarving

DIMENSIONS:

Handle
Length: 27.2 cm

Head
Length: 22 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2021

DISPLAY STATUS:

BURC

RESEARCH DATA:

The Cordilleran flat wooden ladles are called aklu (Kankana-ey), faniw (Bontoc), fianiw (Barlig), and inacho/inadu/inaju (Ifugao). The handle designs of flat ladles vary but the anthropomorphic handles are more common. Some figurative flat ladles were incorporated with lingling-o carvings on the tip of their handles that used to suspend the ladles. Regardless of the designs and motifs portrayed by the wooden flat ladles, they are equally regarded as an essential component of Cordilleran culture, used for both ritual and everyday purposes (Anderson, 2010).

REFERENCES:

Anderson, E.M. 2010. In the Shape of Tradition Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines. C. Zwartenkot art Books – Leiden.

Inadu (f)

Anderson, E.M. 2010. In the Shape of Tradition Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines. C. Zwartenkot art Books – Leiden.

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