Indigenous Tools and Equipment

Dr Abe V Rotor

Living with Nature - School on Air

Paaralang Bayan sa Himpapawid with Ms Melly C Tenorio

738 DZRB aM 8 to 9 AM Monday to Friday

How familiar are these tools and equipment to you?  

 Bamboo baskets

1.      Trowel (Barrusot Ilk)

2.      Hand palay harvester (rakem)

3.      Laying hen’s crib (baki)

4.      Farmer’s backpack (kuribot)

5.      Boat sled (takuli)

6.      Bullock Sled (pasagad)

7.      Bare bull cart (partigo)

8.      Bull cart with sides (kariton)

9.      Sledge hammer (maso)

10.  Dike (pilapil) bolo (pangtabas)

11.  Heavy duty bolo (badang) 

12.  Everyday bolo (buneng)

13.  Dagger (balisong Tag; daga Ilk)

14.  Iron nail remover (kabra)

15.  Crowbar (bareta)

16.  Log saw (sarrotso)

17.  Ax (wasay Ilk)

18.  Wide brimmed hat (payabyab)

19.  Woven hat (kallugong)

20.  Planting pole (tik-tak mechanism)

21.  Fish basket (alat)

22.  Chewing nut bag (tampipi)

23.  Scythe (kumpay)

24.  Fishing pole (banni-it)

25.  Slingshot (palsi-it)

26.  Toy hand cannon (palsu-ot)

27.  Blowgun (salbatana)

28.  Threshing rope with handle (hawak)

29.  Threshing board

30.  Woven mat (banig)

31.  Coconut midrib broom (walis tingting)

32.  Soft grass broom (walis tambo)

33.  Coco shell cup (ungot)

34.  Earthen water pot (calamba, caramba)

35.  Earthen pot (for cooking) (palayok, banga)

36.  Fish fence (tarit)

37.  Fish trap (salakab)

38.  Bottom fish trap (kudagdag)

39.  Fish net with x-frame (salloy)

40.  Throw net (tabukol)

41.  Fixed fish trap (bubo)

42.  Bird pole trap (taay)

43.  Bird loop net (singgapong)

44.  Spear (pika)

45.  Dugout trap (palab-og)

46.  Bow and arrow (pana)

47.  Coconut grater (gadgaran)
48.  Awl (used also as ice pick)
49. Mallet (to break soil clods)
50. Plow and harrow (drawn by carabao or bullock)