Sawale [Sawali] - Bamboo strips used to cover sides of nippa [nipa] huts.
Sawale [Sawali] - Bamboo strips used to cover sides of nippa [nipa] huts.
Creator
[Anonymous]
Date created
circa 1945-1949
Accession No.
OFI-000232
Format
Photograph, black & white.
Citation
Post-war U.S. soldier's aluminum album.
Location
OFI-000097 to OFI-000281\OFI-000232.jpg
Notes
At a sawali factory in Pampanga. Sawali is a coarse twilled matting of flattened bamboo strips used in the Philippines for partitions, walling, and baskets. It is a commonly used material in walls, paneling or wall cladding.
Type
Photograph, B/W, white border, glossy.
Medium
1 photographic print : sheet 10 x 13 cm.
Subject 1
Matting.
Subject 2
Weaving -- Philippines -- Pampanga.
Subject 3
Bamboo -- Utilization -- Philippines.
Actual Image Location
OFI photographs, Box 11.
Call number
OFI-000232