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Chi’kon
LOCAL NAME:
Chi’kon
ENGLISH NAME:
Potholder
DESCRIPTION:
A circular plaited pot holder made from bamboo strips.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Kalinga
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Bamboo splits, Rattan
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving
DIMENSIONS:
Body:
Height: 4.5 cm
Top rim:
Diameter: 13.2 cm
Bottom rim:
10 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
Bamboo strips are plaited with each other to create this potholder. As a utilitarian object, this kind is mostly seen in households in the Cordillera and Ilocos region.
REFERENCES:
Pazon, Andy Nestor Ryan and Del Rio, Joana Marie P. (2018). Materials, Functions and Weaving Patterns of Philippine Indigenous Baskets.
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