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Pahiking

LOCAL NAME:

Pahiking

ENGLISH NAME:

Traveling backpack

DESCRIPTION:

A conical shaped, hand woven backpack that has a bamboo base and a lid that is made with rattan strips.

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Ifugao

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Rattan, Bamboo

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Basket weaving

DIMENSIONS:

Lid:
Diameter: 17 cm x 32 cm
Height: 20.9 cm

Body:
Height: 31 cm

Base:
Height: 3.3 cm
Length: 32 cm
Width: 20 cm

Rim:
Diameter: 11 cm x 29 cm

Strap:
Length: 96 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2021

RESEARCH DATA:

This bag is called the pahiking by the Ifugao. It is a travelling backpack commonly used to store belongings and other implements when travelling.

REFERENCES:

Museo Kordilyera (2023). Pasiking: Native Backpacks of the Luzon Cordillera. Calendar and exhibition. Baguio City: University of the Philippines Baguio.

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