Rakem (b)
LOCAL NAME:
Rakem (b)
ENGLISH NAME:
Harvest knife
DESCRIPTION:
Applay and Bontoc: Rakem/lakem
Kalinga: Lakom
Itneg: Lakom/Raketa
Isnag: Raka
Barlig: Langket
Ifugao: Gamulang
A harvest knife with anthropomorphic figurine handle, a long wooden tip, and a metal blade.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood, Metal
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving, Metalworking
DIMENSIONS:
Handle
Length: 19cm
Tip
Length: 32.7cm
Blade
Length: 14cm
Height: 1.7cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
The traditional rice harvesters in the Cordillera use this tool called rakem/lakem (Applay and Bontoc), lakom (Kalinga and Itneg), also called raketa (Tingguian), raka (Isnag), langket (Barlig), and gamulang (Ifugao). gamulang or khamulang in Ifugao. This particular tool came from Ifugao. The long tip is used to hang the harvested rice.
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