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Ibaloy women

Type: materialTypeLabelVisual materialSubject(s): Circa 1930 | Ibaloy | Trinidad, Mountain Province | ibaloy | 1930 | igorota | amman -Irmininer | otto gmur | baskets | benguet igorot | kayabang | costume | indigenous peoples | ethnolinguistic | trinidad valley | cordilleraOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website printGeneral Note(s):
Basket weaving is one of the Ibaloy arts and crafts. It is done by men. These two women carry on their backs a kayabang, a trapezoidal basket of woven bamboo or rattan. By means of a rope inserted into holes near the opening, the basket is strapped against the forehead and suspended at the back. The kayabang is the symbol for Benguet (CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Vol. l, 266)Collection: Ammann-Irminger Collection,Filipinas Heritage Library Also in Otto Gmur Collection, Filipinas Heritage LibraryImage type: Reproducton; PhotographMedia format: print
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Basket weaving is one of the Ibaloy arts and crafts. It is done by men. These two women carry on their backs a kayabang, a trapezoidal basket of woven bamboo or rattan. By means of a rope inserted into holes near the opening, the basket is strapped against the forehead and suspended at the back. The kayabang is the symbol for Benguet (CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Vol. l, 266).

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