Lot Essay
George Ellis (1981, p.239) states: Bowl-shaped wooden hats are made in eastern Bontoc, especially in Balig, Lias, and Talubin. These are generally not decorated, but those (oklop) produced in north central Ifugao sometimes have facial features added. Especially prevalent in the Ifugao barrios of Kambulo and Batad, they are worn while hunting, working in the forest, or traveling and may be used as a container for food or water when necessary. The carving is said to be purely ornamental, and has no religious or ceremonial significance.