Bontoc in rice paddies
Martin, Charles
Bontoc in rice paddies Charles Martin
Bontoc male workers turn the soil in a water-filled paddy while women transplant rice. Soil turning is men's work, while transplanting is done by the women, who are considered quicker and more dexterous (Jenks, 98). Two crops are grown annually on irrigated patches--rice by irrigation during the dry season, and camote (sweet potato) without irrigation during the wet season. (See Jenks, 89-90 for description of how sementeras, or patches, are built. )
1905
Bontoc
1905
agriculture
anthropology
commerce
cultivated field
fields
garden patch
irrigation dry season
jenks
luzon
martin
payyo
pay-yo
pixel
planting
rainy season
sementera
trade
transplanting
turning soil
wet season
women
work
Bontoc in rice paddies Charles Martin
Bontoc male workers turn the soil in a water-filled paddy while women transplant rice. Soil turning is men's work, while transplanting is done by the women, who are considered quicker and more dexterous (Jenks, 98). Two crops are grown annually on irrigated patches--rice by irrigation during the dry season, and camote (sweet potato) without irrigation during the wet season. (See Jenks, 89-90 for description of how sementeras, or patches, are built. )
1905
Bontoc
1905
agriculture
anthropology
commerce
cultivated field
fields
garden patch
irrigation dry season
jenks
luzon
martin
payyo
pay-yo
pixel
planting
rainy season
sementera
trade
transplanting
turning soil
wet season
women
work