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Pakko (d)

LOCAL NAME:

Pakko (d)

ENGLISH NAME:

Wooden spoons

DESCRIPTION:

Pakko/Pa-o (Ifugao), Idu (Applay), Ichu (Bontoc). Two wooden spoons with hagabi (prestige bench) inspired handles.

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Ifugao

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Wood

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Woodcarving

DIMENSIONS:

See image descriptions

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2021

DISPLAY STATUS:

BURC

RESEARCH DATA:

Referred to as pakko or pa-o, these spoons feature handles inspired by the hagabi and hail from Ifugao. The hagabi holds a special place as Ifugao's prestige bench, exclusively owned by the kadangyan (affluent) members within the community.

REFERENCES:

Ellis, G. R. (1981). Arts and peoples of the Northern Philippines. In The People and art of the Philippines (pp. 183-263). Museum of Cultural History, University of California.

Mittersakschmoller, R. (2009). Alexander Schadenberg: Photographing cultures on Luzon. In B.Bohle, U. Brandl-Straka, S. Kuhnt-Saptodewo, & O. Moiseanu (Eds.), Museum of Ethnology Vienna: The Philippines: Early collections (pp. 17-88). Museum fur Volkerkunde.

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