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Upig
LOCAL NAME:
Upig
ENGLISH NAME:
Purse for tobacco or betel nut
DESCRIPTION:
A small rattan purse with a button on the body and braided rattan split on its half-lid that serves as its lock.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Rattan
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 17 cm
Length: 7 cm
Width: 3 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
This woven pouch is a version of the upig from Ifugao. Upig is commonly used by women to carry personal items such as supplies for betel-chewing. 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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