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Rakem (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Rakem (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Harvest knife
DESCRIPTION:
Applay and Bontoc: Rakem/lakem
Kalinga: Lakom
Itneg: Lakom/Raketa
Isnag: Raka
Barlig: Langket
Ifugao: Gamulang
Two small harvest knives with wooden handles and flat metal blades
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Bontoc, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood, Metal
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving, Metalwork
DIMENSIONS:
See image descriptions
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
DISPLAY STATUS:
BURC
RESEARCH DATA:
The traditional rice harvesters in the Cordillera use a tool called rakem/lakem (Applay and Bontoc), lakom (Kalinga), also called raketa (Itneg), raka (Isnag), langket (Barlig), and gamulang (Ifugao), gamulang or khamulang in Ifugao. These particular tools came from Bontoc, Mountain Province.
REFERENCES:
De Castro, M. L. M., Babang, M. B., & Nabanalan, H. B. (2021). Indigenous Rice Production Practices. In S. L. Ngohayon, M. M. Martin, & L. D. Dulawan (Eds.), Ifugao indigenous knowledge systems and practices (pp. 49-84). Ifugao State University.
In Ifugao Indigenous Knowledge Systems & Practices.
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