Pang-iwa (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Pang-iwa (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Meat cutter/slicer
DESCRIPTION:
Bontoc & Kankana-ey of Mountain Province: Pang-iwa
Barlig, Mountain Province: Kambolo
These two meat cutters have metal blades with carved wooden stands that feature abstracted animal shapes.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Bontoc, Kankana-ey, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood, Metal
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving, Metalwork
DIMENSIONS:
See image descriptions
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
The pang-iwa are meat-cutters with wooden stands. Some variants like these two from the collection have zoomorphic carvings. Their blades are composed of forged metal with an upward-facing sharp edge. Meat-cutters like these were commonly found in the Mountain Province used by the Bontoc and Kankana-ey (Anderson, 2010).
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