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Bagal
LOCAL NAME:
Bagal
ENGLISH NAME:
Coffin Lock
DESCRIPTION:
A wooden coffin peg stylized with a zoomorphic figure baniya (lizard) carved on both sides.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Mountain Province, Ifugao, Benguet, Kankana-ey, Ibaloy
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving
DIMENSIONS:
Height:
27.5 cm
Top
Length:
4.5 cm
Width:
3.8 cm
Base
Length:
2.5 cm
Width:
1.8 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
Among the Kankana-ey and Ibaloy ethnic groups, deceased individuals hold significant importance within the community. They are interred in wooden coffins adorned with carved images of carabao heads, incised lizards, and sometimes lids secured with anthropomorphic pegs.
REFERENCES:
Anderson, E. 2010. In the Shape of Tradition. Indigenous Art of the Northern Philippines. C.Zwartenkot Art Books- Leiden.
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