Ha’pe (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Ha’pe (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket
DESCRIPTION:
Ifugao: Ha’pe
An indigo blanket with three panels, divided in the middle by two broad white stripes. There are selvages at both ends with several tassels that alternate between red and white. A blue with a white band running across and with no patterns.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Weaving, Stitching, Dyeing
DIMENSIONS:
Length
193.5 cm
Width
126 cm
Fringes
2 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
This blanket is called ha’pe among the Ifugao. It is used as a blanket by both men and women, and in some cases, it was used as a pongot or headdress for elderly men in the past. The ha’pe is more frequently used by women and unmarried men. It is made of identical panels stitched together, with traditional red and blue fringes; today, some weavers add yellow threads to the fringes. The ha’pe is also similar to the kinteg among the Ibaloy-speaking communities in Benguet, and in some cases in Bontoc, although the latter were used as funerary blankets for the deceased.
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