Bongor (g)

Close-up of the back part of the necklace, revealing the cotton thread used to string the beads together

LOCAL NAME:

Bongor (g)

ENGLISH NAME:

Kalinga bead necklace

DESCRIPTION:

Kalinga: Bongor
A single-strand, chest-length bead necklace with mosaic beads

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Kalinga

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Beads, Cotton threads

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Beadwork

DIMENSIONS:

Length:
37 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2021

RESEARCH DATA:

Mosaic millefiori glass beads among the Kalinga are locally known as campig (Abellera, 1981). These beads are flat, cylindrical, and typically come in red, yellow, and blue. Their production involves fusing multicolored glass canes to form mosaic-like patterns. It is believed that this technique originated in Western Asia and was later reintroduced by Venetian glassmakers (Dubin, 2009).

In this bongor, restrung by Patis Tesoro, the campig is flanked by opaque yellow glass beads known as bacao and smaller opaque orange beads called ba-at (Abellera, 1981).

REFERENCES:

Abellera, B. (1981). The Heirloom Beads of Lubo, Kalinga-Apayao. Unpublished PhD Dissertation. University of the Philippines Diliman.

Dubin, L. S. (2009). The Worldwide History of Beads (Revised ed.). Thames & Hudson.

Bongor (g)

Abellera, B. (1981). The Heirloom Beads of Lubo, Kalinga-Apayao. Unpublished PhD Dissertation. University of the Philippines Diliman.

Dubin, L. S. (2009). The Worldwide History of Beads (Revised ed.). Thames & Hudson.

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Bongor (g)

Abellera, B. (1981). The Heirloom Beads of Lubo, Kalinga-Apayao. Unpublished PhD Dissertation. University of the Philippines Diliman.Dubin, L. S. (2009). The Worldwide History of Beads (Revised ed.). Thames & Hudson.

Abellera, B. (1981). The Heirloom Beads of Lubo, Kalinga-Apayao. Unpublished PhD Dissertation. University of the Philippines Diliman.

Dubin, L. S. (2009). The Worldwide History of Beads (Revised ed.). Thames & Hudson.