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,, ,, crocodiles' teeth.
,, ,, boars' tusks.
,, ,, mother-of-pearl.
Al-taque Coronet of polished mother-of-pearl.
Garin Bangles or bracelets of copper.
Bali Arm-rings, often of copper and gilt.
Baney Leg rings of nito and fibre, or of copper, used by men.
Arisud Ear-rings.
Tabin ,, of copper, used by men.
Bit-jal or Bit-hal Bracelets of boars' tusks.
Galaong or Galang Bracelets of mother-of-pearl.
Onon-ipit Necklace or collar of metal, having three pendants, the centre one being tweezers for pulling out hairs, the other two instruments for cleaning out the ears.
Household Goods.
Gui-pan Small knife for peeling roots and splitting cane.
Lodo Ladle of cocoa-nut sh.e.l.l for water.
Idas Wooden spoons.
Latoc Large wooden dish, with receptacles for sauce and salt.
Dalela Rice dish of copper.
Sagatan Strainer of cane and rattan.
Sarangos-an Funnel made of a cocoa-nut sh.e.l.l.
Labba Basket used for carrying provisions.
Pidasen Baskets for domestic use.
Tinac-dag Alat or Minuiniata Small basket for collecting eggs.
Babaco Provision basket.
Bigao Basket for cleaning rice.
Opit-daguil Provision basket.
Opigan or Acuba-quigan Basket for keeping clothes in.
Cal-culven Cane basket blackened by smoke.
Tapil Small basket of cane.
Hugones Great baskets to hold rice.
Agabin Creels for carrying fish.
Apisang or Sacupif Large basket used for carrying tobacco on the back.
Sulpac Large bamboos for carrying water.
Tang-tang Calabashes for measuring or holding basi.
Ting-galon Goblet of plaited cane used at feasts for drinking basi.
Pambian Spinning wheels.
Paga-blang Looms.
La-labayan Apparatus for holding skeins of cotton.
Qui-tan-gang Wooden drainer for the spoons or paddles used for stirring up the basi when brewing it.
Balai-ti-ado Rack to hold spoons.
Quil-lit Earthen cooking-pot.
Ongot Drinking-cup for water.
Soled Dish of plaited rattan for boiled camote (sweet potatoes).
Dapilag Dish of plaited rattan for boiled rice.
Personal Effects.
Palting Pouches for tobacco and gold.
Upit Tobacco pouch plaited of rattan.
Suput Purse made of cotton ornamented with copper wire.
Cuaco Pipes of wood, stone, clay, or metal.
Nupit Tobacco boxes.
Sacopit Carved walking sticks.
Tad Umbrellas.
Pamiguin Pneumatic tinder-box, or fire squirt.
Apit Pocket book of cane and rattan.
Dubong Deer-skin pouch used when travelling.
Quidatang Case with fittings for striking a light.
Sagay say Combs.
Tooth-brushes.
Miscellaneous.
Tali Ropes of Alinao bark.
Sinal-lapid Ropes of Labtang bark.
Raten Nets for taking deer and pigs.
Chi-ay Traps for taking jungle-fowl.
Anitos Images of the household G.o.ds.
Sipas Foot-b.a.l.l.s of rattan.
Disig Humming tops.
Casabang Branch of a tree used to frighten away snakes.
Hammocks for sleeping or travelling.
Tugas Throne for a chief and his favourite.
Harrows.
Ploughs.
Cradles.
Coffins.
Musical Instruments.
Sulibao or Culibao Large drum, played with one stick.
Quinibal Small drum held between the knees and played with two sticks.
Calalen or Bab-balasan Flutes played by single women.
Cong-gala or Flutes (nose flutes) played by men.
Tong-gala Ganza Large flat gong held in right hand, and played with left, vibrations stopped with right elbow. If a human jaw-bone, taken from a dead enemy, is fitted as a handle, the value is enhanced.
Pinsac A small gong.
Bating-ting or Triangles made of iron.
Palas-bating-ting Cingo-cingco Violin played by single men.
Guitar, the body made from cocoa-nut sh.e.l.l.
Palgong-bocancang Cane instrument played by the women going to and coming from their work. Holding it in the right hand, they cover the orifice with the index-finger, and strike the other end on the left hand.
Mining Tools, etc.
Native names unknown Crow-bars.
Hammers.
Wedges.
Outfit for gold was.h.i.+ng.
Blowers for smiths' forges.
