Kinahu
LOCAL NAME:
Kinahu
ENGLISH NAME:
Miniature kinahu, spice servers
DESCRIPTION:
Ifugao: Kinahu
An assemblage of two miniature kinahu
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving
DIMENSIONS:
Handle A
Length: 2.5cm
Handle B
Length: 2.3cm
Bowl
Diameter: 4.5cm x 6.3cm
Handle
Length: 2.5cm
Bowl
Diameter: 4cm x 4.5cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
These miniature versions of kinahu were exclusively used as spice servers. Such bowls with zoomorphic appendages are commonly found in Ifugao. The term kinahu means ‘‘in the shape of a beast” (Anderson, 2010). However, the term came from the root word ahu which is directly translated as “ dog” in Ifugao. Therefore, the term kinahu literally means “in the shape of a dog” or “dog-like shape.”
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