Locust Basket
50-49-410
From: Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon
Curatorial Section: Oceanian
Object Number | 50-49-410 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Culture | Bontoc |
Provenience | Philippine Islands | Northern Luzon |
Section | Oceanian |
Materials | Bamboo | Peel |
Technique | Basketry |
Description | Large basket for holding locusts alive before roasting and eating. Made of split bamboo uprights with bamboo hoops at bottom and middle. Some scratched decoration on upper part. Narrow opening at top, with stopper of rattan peel. Braided rattan peel carrying loops. Locusts were a traditional delicacy among the Ifugao in the highlands of Northern Luzon. |
Height | 53 cm |
Width | 34 cm |
Credit Line | Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1950 |
Other Number | 185 - Other Number |
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