Pawisak (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Pawisak (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Shell earrings
DESCRIPTION:
Pawisak (Kalinga) Painga/buraway (Ga’dang). A set of ear ornaments composed of two butterfly-shaped mother-of-pearl shells adorned with small red and yellow beads.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Kalinga, Ga’dang, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Mother-of-pearl shell, Beads
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Ornament making, Carving
DIMENSIONS:
Identical pair of pawisak
Loop of beads placed around the ear Length:
9 cm Shell
Length: 2.6 cm
Width: 7 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
Referred to as pawisak or bawisak among the Kalinga people and painga by the Ga’dang people, these earrings are a traditional accessory worn by Kalinga women. The Ga’dang community employs them not only as ear ornaments for women but also as embellishments for men's basket hats. According to Maramba (1998), donning a pawisak is a distinctive feature of Kalinga women.
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