Akub (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Akub (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Container basket
DESCRIPTION:
A rattan container basket with round rim and lid and square wooden base. Curved wooden sticks are attached on its two sides that serve as its support ribs.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Bontoc, Kankana-ey, Mountain Province, Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Rattan, Wood
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving
DIMENSIONS:
Lid:
Diameter: 30.8 cm x 31.5 cm
Height: 5.2 cm
Body:
Height: 15 cm
Base:
Height: 3.3 cm
Length: 19 cm
Width: 18 cm
Rim:
Diameter: 29.3 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
This bowl-shaped basket, called akub (also spelled as akkob, akkop, or naakuban), is found in the Mountain Province and Ifugao. Similar to tayaan in terms of its structure, 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 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).
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