quiz1 Flashcards
(56 cards)
is the favored wood for house
post (haligi)
Molave
is the favored wood for house
post (haligi)
Molave
two panels of vertical-
split bamboo are clamped together
for the panels to grip each other,
keeping the rain from coming in
Papangkol
refers to several layers of nipa
leaflets that have been combed
lengthwise over bamboo slats
Samil
floor sills run around the
outermost periphery of the soleras to support walls
Gililan
floor sills run around the
outermost periphery of the soleras to support walls
Gililan
connects the bottom ends of
the rafters together
kahab-an
connects the bottom ends of
the rafters together
kabhan
bamboo strips tied on to the
rafters with rattan vines as the main support
of the roofing
Palatpat
ridge pole
palupo
beam laid over the yawi at
right angle, thus completing the perimeter.
Patukaran
nipa shingles made by stripping
leaves from the petiole and bending them
Pawid
slatted floor. Rattan or bamboo
strips tie the different parts to each other.
Sahig
poles which cross the rafters
halfway down the slope
Sikang
floor joists are laid
Soleras
wooden peg over a narrow
bamboo slats
Tarugo
master beam, which runs from one,
post to the other and is lashed to with rattan
Yawi
The custom was sit on mats spread out on the floor, sometimes around the dulang, low table. Chairs and tables were still
unknown.
Bulwagan (Living Room)
Sawali partition divides the bulwagan and silid where chestsand woven trunks (tampipi) keep clothes and personal belongings. Some houses have no furnishings except for a few:
Silid (Sleeping Area)
May sometimes be a separate structure
where food is being prepared
Paglutuan or “gilir”
Consists of table, river stones and a shoe-shaped stove (kalan)
Dapogan
Later hispanized into a banguerra, where
pots, dishes and other utensils are kept
Bangahan
Porch that opens from paglutuan
Batalan
Also known as the Binuron house, it
appears to have been influenced by boat design
ISNEG HOUSE
