Pun-bohbohan
LOCAL NAME:
Pun-bohbohan
ENGLISH NAME:
Wooden pestle
DESCRIPTION:
A pestle with anthropomorphic handle.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood, Metal
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving, Metalwork
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 18.5cm
Bottom’s diameter: 2.7cm x 3cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
This wooden pestle is called pun-bohbohan in Ifugao and was used to crush spices. It depicts an anthropomorphic figure sitting on a platform. The platform’s bottom has a grid-like engraving. This pestle is comparable to its huge counterparts commonly known as alu/lalu or pestle in Ifugao. Along with Luhung (mortar), alu is one of the common possessions among Ifugao and is used to pound the harvested rice (Fanged, 2018). As a smaller counterpart of the alu, this pestle was used as a crusher or grinder of spices.
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