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Wala ’ngan/ Puddunan
LOCAL NAME:
Wala’ngan/ Puddunan
ENGLISH NAME:
Wooden yarn winder
DESCRIPTION:
An antique black wooden yarn winder engraved with shield, spear and tiniktiku (lightning bolts) figures.
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ifugao
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Wood
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Woodcarving
DIMENSIONS:
Height: 29.5 cm
Middle: 22 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
Known as the wala’ngan in Ifugao, this tool is employed to organize cotton threads into manageable strands, facilitating the winding of yarns into balls. This weaving implement plays a crucial role in preparing collected cotton threads for further processing. Skeining is achieved by winding the thread around the wala’ngan, creating skeins for subsequent stages of textile production (Lambrecht, 1958).
REFERENCES:
Lambrecht, Francis. “Ifugaw Weaving.” Folklore Studies, vol. 17, 1958, pp. 1–53. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/1177377. Accessed 11 Sept. 2023.
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