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Tafayag (e)

LOCAL NAME:

Tafayag (e)

ENGLISH NAME:

Lime container

DESCRIPTION:

Ga’dang, Mountain Province, Isabela: Tafayag
A bamboo lime container etched with traditional patterns and adorned with colorful beadwork

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Ga’dang, Mountain Province, Isabela

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Bamboo, String, Glass beads, Ceramic beads

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Carving, Beadwork

DIMENSIONS:

Length:
20 cm

ACQUISITION YEAR:

2011

RESEARCH DATA:

The tafayag, also called tasayag, can be crafted from various materials such as finely woven rattan and nito fibers, animal bone, wood, coconut shell, animal horn, or even animal scrotum. This particular tafayag from the collection, from Mountain Province and used by the Ga'dang people, is made of bamboo, with intricate tattoo-like markings etched onto its surface. The piece is also adorned with colorful beads in red, white, yellow, and black.

REFERENCES:

The tafayag, also called tasayag, can be crafted from various materials such as finely woven rattan and nito fibers, animal bone, wood, coconut shell, animal horn, or even animal scrotum. This particular tafayag from the collection, from Mountain Province and used by the Ga'dang people, is made of bamboo, with intricate tattoo-like markings etched onto its surface. The piece is also adorned with colorful beads in red, white, yellow, and black.

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