Hu-op (b)

A combination of rattan stick and bamboo strip were used to construct the lid’s frame

The rattan strips used to attach the bamboo on the rattan cover of the lid

A closer look at the basket’s plaited construction

A closer look at the basket’s wooden frame and base

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.

REFERENCES:

Bacdayan, A. S. (1998). Baskets among the Tanulong and Fidelisan Peoples of Northern Sagada. In Basketry of the Luzon Cordillera. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

Hu-op (b)

Bacdayan, A. S. (1998). Baskets among the Tanulong and Fidelisan Peoples of Northern Sagada. In Basketry of the Luzon Cordillera. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

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