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BONTOC
H O U S E
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afung house
The traditional type of house in Bontoc, Mountain
Province comprised of perimeter wooden walls enclose
in an open living space, and central granaries. It is
covered by a steep, thick roof that is almost covering
the perimeter wall.

It is the Bontoc house for married couples and children

up to eight years old.
babarey
village
the village usually consists
of ator (men’s dormitory),
afung , pabafunan (boy’s
dormitory), pangis (girl’s
dormitory), chap-ay (open
space with flat stone in
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circular layout), and
akhamang (rice granary).

BABAREY bontoc village

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li-im
eating area
the most spacious part of
the house since it contains
only an elevated stick rack
( patyay ) suspended on the
wall and the water jar
( pananom ) in one corner.
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tap-an
pounding area
section of the house with
stone pavement and a
pounding hole where the
task of pounding rice is
done.
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ang-an
sleeping area
the area utilized for
sleeping with atag (reed
mat) as bed for the couple
and children up to eight
years old.
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soklut
cooking area
area at the left of the
house intended for cooking
and as fireplace for the
adjoining sleeping area.
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falig
granary
an elevated one-room
structure supported by
four hand-hewn wooden
posts and enclosed by
wooden plank walls . it is
used for storing rice
grains.
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atep, roof oway, tokod, post tey-tey

roof under sheathing
ladder
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ching ching, kaew, fogsor,

wallboards floor boards rafter
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