Native Musical Instruments

The two-stringed guitar on the left is a fegelung. The bowlike instrument

in the center is used for the one-stringed violin on the right, the duwagey.

This bamboo harp is called togo. Because bamboo

abound in Kulaman Plateau, togos are common

in Dulangan Manobo settlements.

This very simple bamboo musical instrument is called kubing.

(Blogger's note: This post is part of a series on items that the Dulangan Manobo people traditionally use in their daily lives. Special thanks to the RNDM nuns assigned in Kulaman Plateau. For more information, read my introductory post or click the label Delesan Menubo below.)

Manobo Swords

The weapon at the top is a tabas. The one at the bottom is a bangkong. They both look deadly to me, but the tabas must be purely ceremonial, for based on its definition in the Kitab (Dulangan Manobo Customary Law), it is “used for war dance and for dowry.”

(Blogger's note: This post is part of a series on items that the Dulangan Manobo people traditionally use in their daily lives. Special thanks to the RNDM nuns assigned in Kulaman Plateau. For more information about the series, read my introductory post or click the label Delesan Menubo below.)

Manobo Knives

The Dulangan Manobo people call a knife gelat. For a penknife

or a carving knife, they use the term ukab-ukab.

This knife is a salungsong, used to clear weedy areas.

(Blogger's note: This post is part of a series on items that the Dulangan Manobo people traditionally use in their daily lives. Special thanks to the RNDM nuns assigned in Kulaman Plateau. For more information about the series, read my introductory post or click the label Delesan Menubo below.)

Manobo Fishing Tools

To catch fish, the Dulangan Manobo people use a siyuk, also called takep. I believe this is useful only in spots that are teeming with fish or in a fishpond that has been divested of much of its water.

Whew. This is another item in Delesan Menubo that I missed to record the name.

(Blogger's note: This post is part of a series on items that the Dulangan Manobo people traditionally use in their daily lives. Special thanks to the RNDM nuns assigned in Kulaman Plateau. For more information about the series, read my introductory post or click the label Delesan Menubo below.)