Hu-op (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Hu-op (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Container basket
DESCRIPTION:
A rattan basket container with a bamboo rectangular base and lid. The rattan lid of this basket is reinforced with bamboo strip and rattan stick framing for a firmer structure.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Rattan, Bamboo
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving
DIMENSIONS:
Lid:
Height: 3.3 cm
Length: 38.8 cm
Width: 39.2 cm
Body:
Height: 8.4 cm
Base:
Height: 3 cm
Length: 27.1 cm
Width: 26.3 cm
Rim:
Length: 38.5 cm
Width: 38.1 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
Hu-op is either a square-shaped basket of Ifugao that is commonly used as a serving container for cooked rice in households (Hamilton, 1998). It is also used during communal eating because of its large size. Another special role of this container basket is for use during Ifugao rituals, where different goods, such as areca nuts, betel leaves, cooked chicken, and cooked rice, are put inside a hu-op as sacrificial offerings to the deities and ancestral spirits.
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