Pahul

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This spear is called the pahul by the Ifugao, which holds a symbolic meaning aside from its use as a hunting weapon. The pahul shows the authority of the male owner and is displayed prominently when the group gathers to hunt. This spear has two barbs, with all edges pointed. Its tang juts and is … Read more

Surat

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Surat The Hanunoo and the Buhid would inscribe messages on scrap pieces of bamboo and carry them to the addressee’s village. You can say it’s our own ancient way of sending emails. SuratInscription on Bamboo StripTagalogHanunoo-Mangyan (Oriental Mindoro)Bamboo National Ethnographic Collection You may want to read: Ambahan

Panao

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Panao PouchMandaya | Maraut, DavaoBuri and Thread National Ethnological Collection You may want to read: Mandaya Breast Plate  

Sangi

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What’s your travel bag made of? This Travel Tuesday, The National Museum of the Philippines features Sangi, a back basket used in the past for carrying vegetables and/or lunch food during long trips. Check this and more woven collections in our Entwined Spheres Gallery at the National Museum of Anthropology. SangiBack BasketBontok | Tetepan, SagadaRattan, … Read more

Binga

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Binga In the continuing celebration of Buwan ng Wikang Pambansa, Trowel Tuesday by the National Museum of the Philippines features the word “binga”, a Bicol-Visayan term for bailer shell, and the artifacts made from it. Bailer shell snails (genus Melo) are marine gastropods that dwell along the reefs of Southeast Asia and the Western Pacific … Read more