Pang-iwa (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Pang-iwa (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Meat cutter
DESCRIPTION:
Bontoc & Kankana-ey of Mountain Province: Pang-iwa
Barlig, Mountain Province: Kambolo
Two meat cutters with metal blades and wooden stands. The meat cutter is balanced and made to stand by placing weight or stepping on the flat bases.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Bontoc, Kankana-ey, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood, Metal
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving, Metalwork
DIMENSIONS:
See image descriptions
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
The pang-iwa are meat cutters with wooden stands. Their blades are composed of forged metal with an upward-faced sharp edge. Meat slicers and cutters like these were commonly used in the Mountain Province by the Bontoc and Kankana-ey communities, as highlighted by Anderson in 2010. These tools serve as essential utilitarian implements for efficiently cutting meat, particularly in the context of ritual gatherings.
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