Trap Item Number: Ia26 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Square and flat tray-like object. Outer frame is made of two strips of bent rattan lashed together. An open weave of rattan is strung between the frame in a shallow curved and bowed shape.
Basket making remains a living craft among all the northern Luzon peoples. Baskets are used for household storage and for transporting produce from the fields to the habitation sites. Occasionally baskets were made for ceremonial use. Decoration was created with simple interlaced braids and a combination of weaves which also served to provide strength. Ifugao basketry shapes are believed to have been inspired by Chinese jars and pots traded into Luzon before the 16th century.
Shell fish trap.