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Akub (a) (miniature)

LOCAL NAME:

Akub (a) (miniature)

ENGLISH NAME:

Container basket

DESCRIPTION:

A miniature version of a rattan container basket with a round rim and lid and a square wooden base. Two flat wooden sticks are attached to the two sides of its body that serve as its support ribs.

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Ifugao, Bontoc, Mankayan

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Rattan, Bamboo

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Basket weaving

DIMENSIONS:

Lid:
Diameter: 11.1 cm
Height: 2 cm

Body:
Height: 6.4 cm

Base:
Height: 0.5 cm
Length: 7.5 cm
Width: 7.5 cm

Rim:
Diameter: 10.1 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2021

DISPLAY STATUS:

BURC

RESEARCH DATA:

A particular basket from the collection is a miniature version of a bowl-shaped basket, called akub/akkob, akkop, or naakuban, that is found in the Mountain Province and Ifugao.

Akub, which means “covered” or simply “cover,” is the Bontoc general-purpose basket primarily used as a container for cooked food for a large group of workers in the rice field during cultivation, preparation for planting, planting and harvesting seasons (Bacdayan, 1998). At home, this large lidded basket is used as a common storage for various foods and household items, such as husked rice, meat, and clothing. Due to its large size, the akub is considered a luxurious basket that only a few can afford due to the complexity of design that only few weavers are skilled enough to create. (Bacdayan, 1998).

REFERENCES:

Bacdayan, A. S. (1998). Baskets among the Tanulong and Fidelisan Peoples of Northern Sagada. In Basketry of the Luzon Cordillera. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

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