The Spanish missionaries who explored Ifugao in the 19th century noted that the Ifugaos ate with the spoon and further remarked that the natives from the plain ate with their fingers. They also recorded that the Ifugaos carved the spoons with objectionable figures in relief, including the images of their “false divinities”. A variety of utensils and implements used in households and in collecting food are found in this collection.
Text: Prof. Dr. Leah Abayao