Object Name: Pakko/Haklung

Provenance: Banaue, Ifugao

Description:
From left to right

1. Pakko
Banaue, Ifugao
Wood
L 21.4 cm
MK Collection

Ifugao spoons (pakko/idu) are made of wood. Most pieces are plain and unadorned, but there are many spoons made distinctive by the motifs and design elements applied in carving them albeit functional considerations-spoons must be easily grasped-impose certain limits (Ellis 1981, 215).

2. Pakko
Banaue, Ifuagao
Wood
L 21.5 cm
MK Collection

3. Pakko
Banaue, Ifugao
Wood
L 22.2 cm
Private Collection

4. Haklung
Ifugao
Wood
L 15.7 cm
Private Collection

Like the pakko (spoon), the haklung (ladle) of the Ifugao is carved out of wood and features carvings of anthropomorphic or animal figures.

5. Pakko
Banaue, Ifugao
Wood
L 19.2 cm
MK Collection

6. Pakko
Ifugao
Wood
L 23.6 cm
Private Collection

7. Pakko
Ifugao
Wood
L 24 cm
Private Collection

8. Pakko
Banaue, Ifugao
Wood
L 22.3 cm
MK Collection

9. Pakko
Banaue, Ifugao
Wood
L 19 cm
Private Collection

10. Pakko
Banaue, Ifugao
Wood
L 18 cm
Private Collection

11. Pakko
Banaue, Ifugao
Wood
L 15.3 cm
Private Collection

12. Pakko
Banaue, Ifugao
Wood
L 12.7 cm
MK Collection

The unusual orientation of this spoon suggests that it is for the left-handed.