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TrapIa52

Trap rises from a circular base, swelling to its greatest diameter at mid-point. There is a band of braided rattan at each end of the trap, this is attached to a strip of bamboo to form the base. At one end the trap is open and at the other it is laced across to form a lattice effect. The sides of the trap are composed of groups of two vertical bamboo slats bound together in three places along the length with rattan.

Culture
Philippines
Material
bamboo grass and rattan
Made in
Bontoc, Mountain, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa55 a-b

A hexagonally-shaped basket of brown and natural palm leaf plaited into geometric designs. The rim of both the base and the fitted lid are round in shape. On the flat interior of both pieces, six bamboo splint reinforcements are interwoven into the plaiting. The pattern (two parallel splints in each configuration) defines the six points of the basket's shape. The splints are not visible on the outside of the basket.

Culture
Mangyan
Material
bamboo grass and palm leaf
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ContainerIa35

Woven lid attached to a rectangular, basketry base by a handle. Dark and light brown geometric woven design on the outside consists of a pattern of light brown x-shapes on a dark brown background. Lighter colour on the inside. Lid fits snugly over the base. Handle and both rims are made with the same dark brown rattan rectangular shape with rounded corners.

Culture
Panay
Material
rattan ?
Made in
Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa34 a-b

Short, squat, cylindrical basket (part a) with lid (part b) of approximately the same size and shape. Natural colour. Thin, flat, roughly circular discs have been woven into the center of the base and into the top of the lid. The strands which pierce the outer edge of the wooden inserts every few centimeters as they radiate outwards, joining the wooden pieces with the surrounding basket.

Culture
Igorot
Material
rattan and wood
Made in
Igorot, Mountain, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa33

Natural colour, cylindrical basket which narrows from one end to an indented neck at the other. A piece of coconut shell is fastened across the top of narrowest end with plant fibre and a piece of indigo coloured thread of twined plant fibre is attached near the open end. Inside there are two round sets of prongs which point back towards the coconut shell. The smallest circle occurs midway, while the other occurs one third of the way from the open end.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
fibre, coconut nutshell, bamboo grass ? and palm leaf ?
Made in
Mountain, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa32

Roughly cylindrical woven trap. Trap slopes in gently at the shoulder each vertical strip terminating in a knob of thick dimensions at the upper lip. A coconut shell half is fitted into the upper end and is secured with two narrow strips of bamboo (?). Three ends of these strips are incorporated (at equidistance) into the main body. The loose fourth end is single-knotted to the other strip above the shell. Inside the trap is a conically shaped structure incorporated into the trap's main body and terminating two-thirds of the way up the trap's length in vertical, pointed bamboo (?) slats. A similarly shaped, but shorter and less funnel-like structure is located within the trap's lower edge. A single strip of bamboo (?) is incorporated into the trap and wound around itself, thus forming a handle.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
bamboo grass ?, coconut nutshell and rattan ?
Made in
Mountain, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa31

The overall shape of the basket is oval, rising from a rounded base. The bottom two-thirds are separated from the upper third by a 2.5 centimeter band of string-like bamboo strips woven in a diagonal pattern. The bottom two-thirds is woven with strips of bamboo, the upper third is woven with one centimeter bands of string-like bamboo rising to a braided two loop closure. Straps of approximately one centimeter in width and sixty centimeters in length permit this basket to be worn like a knapsack on the back. The colour is of tones of brown in a mottled effect from usage. The basket has a typed label on it 'Knapsack from Kiangan, Mountain Province'.

Culture
Ifugao
Material
bamboo grass
Made in
Mountain, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa30

Bottle-like woven trap with inverted lid attached. Walls bulge out from oval base and compress into flat oval shoulder. Twined, circular neck flares slightly outwards. Inverted cone lid attached with one strand. Alternating sections of medium flat woven weft and narrow rounded twined weft. Natural light brown colour. Loose weaving to allow water in.

Culture
Tagalog
Material
bamboo grass ?
Made in
Quezon, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TrapIa29

Tall, square-bottomed, jar-like basket. Rigid structure, square at the bottom with tall rectangular shaped body. Shoulders slope inwards to cylindrical neck which extends upwards approximately. 8 cm. Body is composed of vertical slats placed in parallel order around the structure. Slats measure 1.5 cm. in width and are placed approximately. 0.3 cm. apart. Slats are twined together at base, center and shoulders of body. They taper at shoulders and continue to lip of neck. Lip is finished with a herring bone stitch called 'iyugu'. Base is supported with rattan foot ring.

Culture
Tagalog
Material
bamboo grass ? or rattan ?
Made in
Lucena, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BasketIa46

Wide, round, square-based basket with bamboo rim and foot. The rim is attached with lashed and knotted fibre; foot is pierced at intervals with fibre lashings. Exterior has linear geometric patterns in black-brown and natural; bottom has a pattern of alternating black-brown and natural concentric squares.

Culture
Philippines
Material
wood, bamboo grass and stain ?
Made in
Zambales, Philippines
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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