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Upig (e)
LOCAL NAME:
Upig (e)
ENGLISH NAME:
Document holder
DESCRIPTION:
A rattan container basket for small documents shaped like an enclosed cylinder with a cylindrical lid.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Rattan
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Basket weaving
DIMENSIONS:
Lid:
Height: 13.5 cm
Width: 3 cm x 3 cm
Body:
Height: 14 cm
Width: 2.5 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
A woven document holder is a version of the upig from Ifugao. Upig is commonly used to carry personal items such as supplies for betel-chewing or, in this case, documents. It is tucked into the top of the lower garment of its owner when traveling (Hamilton, 1998).
REFERENCES:
Hamilton, R. W. (1998). Catalog of the Exhibition. In Basketry of the Luzon Cordillera. Los Angeles: UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History.
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