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Liga-o (b)

LOCAL NAME:

Liga-o (b)

ENGLISH NAME:

Winnowing tray

DESCRIPTION:

A round, large flat basket called liga-o, a round winnowing basket. Twill weave technique is used to construct its woven parts. It has four rattan sticks of varying length looped on top of each other to form a firm rim.

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Natonin

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Rattan, Bamboo

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Basket weaving

DIMENSIONS:

Frame:
Height: 6 cm
Diameter: 63 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2021

DISPLAY STATUS:

BURC

RESEARCH DATA:

This round winnowing tray called liga-o is from Natonin, Mountain Province but is also found across other areas in Northern Luzon. In Benguet, this winnowing tray is called kiyag. The round shape sets it apart from the square-shaped version that is more common in Ifugao province. Liga-o, also referred to as a Bontoc tray and is very common across the Mountain Province. Trays of this kind are primarily made in the villages of Can-eo and Samoki in Bontoc, Mountain Province (Jenks, 1905; Capistrano-Baker et al., 1998). Like the liga-o, it is primarily used to separate the husk from the rice grain after hulling.

REFERENCES:

Cordillera. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

Hamilton, R. W. (1998). Catalog of the Exhibition. In Basketry of the Luzon Cordillera. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.

Jenks, A. E. (1905). The Bontoc Igorot. Manila: Bureau of Public Printing.
Lane, R. F. (1986). Philippine Basketry: An Appreciation. Manila: Bookmark Inc.

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