Brass barter rings (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Brass barter rings (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Brass barter rings
DESCRIPTION:
A set of brass barter rings, uniform in size and form.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ga’dang, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Brass
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Metalworking
DIMENSIONS:
See images
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
Penannular rings made of brass were utilized by the Ga’dang and other communities in the Mountain Province both as a medium of currency and as decorative elements affixed to headdresses and other personal effects. These rings are reminiscent of the panika—gold barter rings used as currency in the Philippines between the 10th and 13th centuries. However, panikas were typically hollow at the center (Capistrano-Baker 2011), while these brass barter rings from the collection are solid in form.
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