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Agawin (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Agawin (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Snail basket
DESCRIPTION:
A woven bamboo and nito fibers basket which are strapped to the waist when working in the rice terraces. It too serves as a receptacle for storing small snails and fish that are found in the water.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Bontoc
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Bamboo, Nito fiber
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Plain weave
DIMENSIONS:
Body:
Height: 9.6cm
Base:
Diameter: 7.3cm
Rim:
Diameter: 4.4cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
The Cordilleran rice fields have abundant edible snails. According to Jenks (1905) the women in Bontoc invariably wear a small, rounded basket called agawin around their hips while working in the rice paddies.
REFERENCES:
Jenks, Albert E.1905. The Bontoc Igorot. Manila: Bureau of Public Printing.
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