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Upig (c)

LOCAL NAME:

Upig (c)

ENGLISH NAME:

Container for beads

DESCRIPTION:

A finely woven cylindrical container with a round lid.

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Bontoc

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Rattan

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Basket weaving

DIMENSIONS:

Lid:
Height: 4 cm
Diameter: 4.5 cm

Body:
Height: 6 cm

Base:
Diameter: 4 cm

Rim:
Diameter: 4.6 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2021

DISPLAY STATUS:

BURC

RESEARCH DATA:

A variation of the upig from Bontoc is used as a container for beads. Upig is commonly used by women to carry personal items. It is tucked into the top of a wraparound skirt worn by women (Hamilton, 1998).

REFERENCES:

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

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