Kamuwan (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Kamuwan (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Basket for husked rice
DESCRIPTION:
A jar-shaped woven rattan basket with round coiled rattan lid and wooden base.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Bontoc, Kankana-ey, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Rattan, Wood, Bamboo
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving
DIMENSIONS:
Lid:
Diameter: 17.8 cm x 18.1 cm
Height: 3.6 cm
Body:
Height: 40 cm
Base:
Height: 7.2 cm
Length: 24.5 cm
Width: 24.1 cm
Rim:
Diameter: 16 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
The kamuwan is an indoor basket mainly used as a storage basket for husked or milled rice and legumes that are ready for cooking. Kamuwan is commonly used by the Bontoc in the Mountain Province but is also found and used by the Kankana-ey (Hamilton, 1998). Kamuwan usually has a square bottom and either a round or square mouth or opening, unlike its Ifugao counterpart called ulbung, which is round at the bottom and on top (Capistrano-Baker et al., 1998). This type of basket imitates the shape of a ceramic jar that serves as an heirloom for families in the Cordillera.
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