Amba’yong, Ambáyung
LOCAL NAME:
Amba’yong, Ambáyung
ENGLISH NAME:
Hip bag
DESCRIPTION:
Ifugao: Amba’yong, Ambáyung
A black cotton hip bag with a brass handle, orange stripes designs on the body, and twisted fringes. It has a center seam with orange and yellow embroideries. Several objects are attached to the fringes.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Cotton threads, Natural dye, Yarn, Brass
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Weaving, Dyeing, Embroidery, Metalworking
DIMENSIONS:
Length
28.5 cm
Width
23.5 cm
Fringes
15.5 cm
Handle Length
16.5 cm
Handle Height
15 cm
Coil Length
13.5 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
This hip bag from the collection is called an amba’yong or ambáyung. It has several objects attached to its fringes, including trapezoid-shaped brass pendants, ling-ling-o, beads, and a talisman made of wood coiled in woven rattan. It features five (5) hinulgi stripes composed of diamond patterns in alternating orange and yellow. According to Lambrecht (1958), these hinulgi were woven “in the same manner” as those found in gamong blankets (p. 32). Compared to pinuh’ha hip bags, the amba’yong is smaller in size, although both serve the same function of carrying personal effects.
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