Bontoc in rice paddies
Statement of responsibility: Charles Martinby
Martin, Charles
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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. )Image type: Reproduction: Photograph
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Peoples | PE00706 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | PE00706 |
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. )
Turning the soil in a water-filled sementera, showing women transplanting rice. Note: A sementera is a garden patch, or cultivated field.Caption Note)
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