Necklace (Bitug an tatak)

Piece of jewelery made as an oval ring, which remains open at the bottom (opening 1-2mm), with two ends running inwards in the ring. The upper half of the piece is wrapped with dark blue cotton thread and tightened in loops; the ends of this cord run as a three-strand twisted carrying cord from the center of the piece of jewelry to both sides. The length of the lanyard suggests that it is a piece of jewelry for the neck. In fact, there are two images at Barton, each of which shows a girl wearing three pieces of jewelry of this shape on a cord around her neck. The string is also wrapped around the upper half of the pieces (Barton 1919: panel 15; Barton 1922: panel 45). As photos show, Kalinga women wear the jewelry in their ears. (Barton 1919: Tf.10; Dozier 1966)

Lit .: Barton, R.F .: Ifugao Law. University of California. Publ. Of Am.Arch.and Ethnol.Vol.15,1 1919; ders .: Ifugao Economics. ibid Vol.15, No.5 1922; Dozier, Edward: Mountain arbiters; the changing life of a Philippine hill people. Tuscon, Arizona 1966

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