Antique Plaited Kupit Bontoc Basket Philippines Igorot Luzon Rattan

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Antique Plaited Kupit Bontoc Basket Philippines Igorot Luzon Rattan:
$39.00

Two piece antique basket from the Philippines. Overall measurement is 12\" tall x 15\" wide x 8\".Other than handle strap being frayed in one spot it is in pretty good original condition. It has not been cleaned.

I found the following online regarding these: These kupit were used to transport the Cordilleran\'s travelling essentials- Tobacco, documents, betel chew, fire making, implements, and other valuables. The scarce literature usually shows the kupit being worn by the male. Bontoc are another of the indigenous, oft-quoted inhabitants of the mountains of Northern Luzon. Directly west is the Province of Ilocos Sur, of which they share a portion of the Gran Cordillera range. The Bontoc tribe can be ethno-linguistically divided into two: those located in the middle and Eastern portions of the Mountain Province are called the Central Bontoc (or I-lagod), while the west and south-western inhabitants are classified as the Kankanay. the \"politically-correct\" collective term for these \"Igorot\" Northern Philippine tribes (Apayao/Isnag, Abra/Tinguian, Kalinga, Gaddang, Applai, Mountain Province/Bontok, Bago, I-lagod, Kankana-ey, Kankanai, Balangao, Ibaloi, Ifugao, Ikalahan, Kalanguya, Karao, and Ilongot,) would be \"Cordillerans