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Inadu (h)
LOCAL NAME:
Inadu (h)
ENGLISH NAME:
Wooden rice mixer
DESCRIPTION:
Ifugao: Inadu/Inacho/Inaju, Barlig: Fianiw,Bontoc: Faniw, Kankana-ey: Aklu
A flat wooden ladle with a hagabi-inspired handle.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao, Kankana-ey
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving
DIMENSIONS:
Handle
Length: 22 cm
Head
Length: 18.8 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
Certain distinctive designs of Ifugao flat ladles feature the incorporation of the hagabi (prestige bench) design intricately carved onto the handles. These ladles, adorned with hagabi-inspired handles, were exclusively owned by the upper-class members of the Ifugao community.
REFERENCES:
Anderson, E.M. 2010. In the Shape of Tradition Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines. C. Zwartenkot art Books – Leiden.
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