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Pakko (h)
LOCAL NAME:
Pakko (h)
ENGLISH NAME:
Wooden spoon
DESCRIPTION:
Pakko/Pa-o (Ifugao), Idu (Applay), Ichu (Bontoc).
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving
DIMENSIONS:
Handle
Length: 14.5 cm
Bowl
Length: 7.6 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
An anthropomorphic spoon from Ifugao features a male figurine holding its genitalia, and a female figurine portraying pregnancy while cradling its belly. This symbolic representation signifies virility for men and fertility for women. The wooden spoon has a handle adorned with two standing anthropomorphic figures facing each other, and a hole at the handle's tip. The male and female figurines contribute to the unique and meaningful design of the spoon.
REFERENCES:
Ellis, G. R. (1981). Arts and peoples of the Northern Philippines. In The People and Art of the Philippines (pp. 183-263). Museum of Cultural History, University of California.
Mittersakschmoller, R. (2009). Alexander Schadenberg: Photographing cultures on Luzon. In B.Bohle, U. Brandl-Straka, S. Kuhnt-Saptodewo, & O. Moiseanu (Eds.), Museum of Ethnology Vienna: The Philippines: Early collections (pp. 17-88). Museum fur Volkerkunde.
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