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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kardinalisimo, post: 75875, member: 118&quot;]Seems like it is indeed an &quot;ulbong&quot;, container used for storage of milled rice.</p><p>Either by Ifugao or Bantok native people.</p><p>I thought the basket was stained but I found this:</p><p><br /></p><p>&quot;The black color of Bontok storage baskets, like that of the Ifugao&#039;s, results from the special heat-conserving construction of the houses. There are no windows, and the smoke from the hearth tends to permeate the small structure, resulting in a sooty black finish on many objects that remain indoors&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://class.csueastbay.edu/anthropologymuseum/virtmus/Philippines/Crafts/Bontok_basketry.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://class.csueastbay.edu/anthropologymuseum/virtmus/Philippines/Crafts/Bontok_basketry.htm" rel="nofollow">http://class.csueastbay.edu/anthropologymuseum/virtmus/Philippines/Crafts/Bontok_basketry.htm</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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