Kulikog (f)
LOCAL NAME:
Kulikog (f)
ENGLISH NAME:
Roasted rice (cho-om) container basket
DESCRIPTION:
A lidless, triangular rattan container basket. The tip of the basket serves as the mouth/opening, the base as the storage area, and the sides as its handles.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Bontoc, Kankana-ey, Mountain Province, Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Rattan
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving
DIMENSIONS:
Mouth/opening:
Height: 14cm
Body:
Height: 6 cm
Length: 15 cm
Width: 6.4 cm
Rim:
Diameter: 3 cm x 4 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
The kulikog is commonly used by girls as a container for cho-om/chu-um (pinipig in Tagalog) or roasted green rice (Bacdayan, 1998; Hamilton, 1998; Yuchengco Museum, 2012) and is considered the most unique of basketry shapes in the Cordilleras (Yuchengco Museum, 2012).
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