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The miniature akub basket is commonly used as a needle, bead, or jewellery container. Akub, otherwise known as akkob, akkop, or naakuban, was common in Mountain Province and Ifugao. Similar to tayaan in terms of its structure, akub, which means "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 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.