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Chinarman/Dinolman/Burnay

LOCAL NAME:

Chinarman/Dinolman/Burnay

ENGLISH NAME:

Ceramic jar

DESCRIPTION:

A jar of ovoid form, cylindrical neck and flared mouth, with four lugs on the high shoulder. It is old, plain, brown ceramic jar used as a container for the tapuey (rice wine).

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Ifugao

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Clay, Silica, Feldspar

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Pottery

DIMENSIONS:

Height:
44 cm

Lid
Height: 3 cm
Diameter: 15 cm

Base
Diameter: 11 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2021

RESEARCH DATA:

Jars of this type called chinarman/dinolman are often plain except for the ears that some jars may have. In addition, an unglazed jar is also called burnay. This particular piece came from Banaue, Ifugao. In Ifugao they have their own terms on the part of the jar. Toko (mouth of the jar), hubil (lip rim), bagang (neck), inga (ears), pukol (shoulder), adol (body of the jar), tipa (base).

Notably, Ifugao is renowned for its bayah, a rice wine crafted from fermented glutinous red and white rice. Stored in heirloom jars, bayah can last for up to six months. During festive ritual occasions, the kadangyan (affluent class) bring out these ceramic jars, offering rice wine to ancestral spirits and rice deities while sharing it with the entire community (Salvador-Amores, 2023).

REFERENCES:

Salvador-Amores, Analyn V. 2023. HONGAN DI KADANGYAN: Validating Status through Feasting in Ifugao. Feasts of Merit wealth, status and feasting in the Luzon Cordillera.

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