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Tupig (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Tupig (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Rice seed container
DESCRIPTION:
A rice seed container made of a cylindrical wooden body and a finely woven rattan lid.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Rattan
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving
DIMENSIONS:
Lid:
Diameter: 6.8 cm
Height: 2.3 cm
Body:
Height: 13.3 cm
Base:
Diameter: 7.5 cm
Rim:
Diameter: 6 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
Rice seed containers in Ifugao are commonly used to store sample rice seeds that are used to plant rice paddies. Different varieties of rice were usually stored in separate seed containers, allowing the farmer to choose which variety to grow in a specific field during the growing season.
REFERENCES:
Linden-Museim Stuttgart: Sampling Digital. (2020). Behälter: “Bambusbehälter für Reissamen.“ https://sammlung-digital.lindenmuseum.de/de/objekt/behaelter_4368
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