Rakem (c)

A harvest knife with anthropomorphic figurine handle and a long slender tip on top of the figure’s head

LOCAL NAME:

Rakem (c)

ENGLISH NAME:

Harvest knife

DESCRIPTION:

Applay and Bontoc: Rakem/lakem
Kalinga: Lakom
Itneg: Lakom/Raketa
Isnag: Raka
Barlig: Langket
Ifugao: Gamulang/Khamulan/Ani-ani
A rice harvester with a metal blade attached to a carved anthropomorphic wooden handle.

COMMONLY USED BY/IN:

Ifugao

MATERIAL COMPOSITION:

Wood, Metal

ITEM CONSTRUCTION:

Woodcarving, Metalworking

DIMENSIONS:

Handle
Length: 16cm

Tip
Length: 26.3cm

Blade
Length: 15cm
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), also called raketa (Itneg), raka (Isnag), langket (Barlig), and gamulang/khamulan/ani-ani (Ifugao). This particular tool came from Ifugao. The long tip is used to hang the harvested rice.

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.

Rakem (c)

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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Rakem (c)

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.

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.