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Making a watering tool (sag-ob)

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posted on 2023-12-13, 17:20 authored by Andrea YankowskiAndrea Yankowski
Man collecting cogon grasses to make a sag-ob (watering tool)

Funding

Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

History

Session

C01

Rights owner

Andrea Yankowski

Cultural group

Boholano

Participants

Romano Apatay

Country

Philippines

Place

Santa Filomenia, Alburquerque

Materials

Wood-bamboo, Grass-cogon

Cultural context/event

Material culture documentation

Intent

This tool (sag-ob) is used to sprinkle seawater on the burning coconut husk and wood to help control the fire.

Date of creation

2022-06-03

Unique ID

2021SG08-C01-0015

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    Endangered Material Knowledge Programme

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    Keywords

    sag-obcogon grasses

    Licence

    CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

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