Ha ’pe (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Ha’pe (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Blanket
DESCRIPTION:
Ifugao: Ha’pe
A funerary blanket in blue with a white band running across, featuring no repeating patterns or designs. It is a three-paneled indigo blanket with two wide white stripes dividing it. Both ends are finished with selvages adorned with alternating red and white tassels.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Weaving, Stitching, Dyeing
DIMENSIONS:
Length
172 cm
Width
128 cm
Fringes
2.5 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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