Painga (d)
LOCAL NAME:
Painga (d)
ENGLISH NAME:
Ear adornment
DESCRIPTION:
A small ear ornament with a lingling-o pendant called painga, adorned with mini beads with varied colours white, yellow, black and red. This earring is also known as pawisak or bawisak in the province of Kalinga.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ga’dang, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Beads, Shell, Thread
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Beadwork
DIMENSIONS:
Length:
7 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
Ga’dang Women can be identified by their paingas, according to Maramba (1998). The painga is hanging from brass lingling-o that has been placed within the ear lobes. To prevent the earlobes from becoming unnecessarily stretched, the string of bead outfits that runs behind the neck and across the ears helps to relieve any weight on them.
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