Bontoc Rice Traders
Martin, Charles
Bontoc Rice Traders Charles Martin
Jenks, an American anthropologist working among the Bontoc Igorot in the early 20th century, noted active trading between the town of Samoki and neighboring towns. Barter was the practice in towns without stores or a legalized currency. The Bontoc shown here are on their way to a nearby town with goods, mostly agricultural items, for exchange. For convenience they use the luwa, a shallow basket, and the akang, a rice sieve--made only in Samok and exchanged for the products of around 15 pueblos.
1905
Bontoc
1905
agricultural
akang
anthropology
basket
bontoc igorot
commerce
cordillera
currency
economics
goods
highlands
indigenous
jenks
Jenks
luwa
mainit
martin
mayinit
mountain
mountain province
pixel
pueblos
samoki Barter
sieve
trade
trail
Bontoc Rice Traders Charles Martin
Jenks, an American anthropologist working among the Bontoc Igorot in the early 20th century, noted active trading between the town of Samoki and neighboring towns. Barter was the practice in towns without stores or a legalized currency. The Bontoc shown here are on their way to a nearby town with goods, mostly agricultural items, for exchange. For convenience they use the luwa, a shallow basket, and the akang, a rice sieve--made only in Samok and exchanged for the products of around 15 pueblos.
1905
Bontoc
1905
agricultural
akang
anthropology
basket
bontoc igorot
commerce
cordillera
currency
economics
goods
highlands
indigenous
jenks
Jenks
luwa
mainit
martin
mayinit
mountain
mountain province
pixel
pueblos
samoki Barter
sieve
trade
trail