Tupil
LOCAL NAME:
Tupil
ENGLISH NAME:
Container basket
DESCRIPTION:
A rectangular spherical container miniature wickerwork basket, with a square lid and base.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Bontoc
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Rattan
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving
DIMENSIONS:
Lid:
Diameter: 7.5 cm
Height: 2.7 cm
Body:
Height: 6.5 cm
Base:
Height: 0.4 cm
Length: 6 cm
Width: 6 cm
Rim:
Diameter: 5.5 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
This is a miniature version of the tupil. A tupil is a container basket common to Bontoc, Mountain Province, used to carry cooked food to the field. Also referred to as the Bontoc ``lunch box" (Hamilton, 1998), during ritual occasions, this basket is also used to transport food to kinsmen who could not attend (Bacdayan, 2023). It has a lid, base, and rim that are square-shaped. Its lid is secured using cords attached to the two sides of the lid and base (Bacdayan, 1998). Due to its relatively small shape, a tupil is used as a lunchbox that could contain food for an individual that could last for a day (Hamilton, 1998). In Bontoc, Mountain Province, tupil is also used as a ritual basket along with lebkan, a rectangular rice mortar (Museo Kordilyera, 2023).
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