Video-clip of salt makers forming a pan from sheet metal. The pan is placed on the stove and used to preheat the brine.
Funding
Endangered Material Knowledge Programme
History
Session
L01
Rights owner
Andrea Yankowski
Cultural group
Boholano
Participants
Abundio Manongas, Romulo Makiling
Country
Philippines
Place
Santa Filomenia, Alburquerque
Materials
Metal-galvanized iron
Cultural context/event
Material culture documentation
Intent
Video clip of salt-makers forming a metal pan (buwayan) that is placed on the stove to preheat brine before it is ladled into earthenware pots. Salt that crysallizes in the pan is also used as loose salt (buway).