via Spot.ph, 01 July 2021: A new resource centre at the National Museum of Anthropology in the Manila will feature ethnographic stoneware from 15-20th century Philippines.
The first of its kind in the Philippines, the soon-to-open Elizabeth Y. Gokongwei Ethnographic Stoneware Visible Storage and Resource Center will be on the fifth floor of the National Museum of Anthropology. It was made possible through a grant by the Gokongwei Brothers Foundation, which said in a statement that the project’s aim is to “provide better access to the ethnographic stoneware collections through the establishment of a resource center and visible storage, development of special tours and educational activities, for educators, students, researchers and the general public.”
The resource center is set to display the National Museum’s varied collection of 291 stoneware pieces, which are mostly high-fired and glazed. The artifacts are from the 15th to the 20th centuries, collected from different ethnolinguistic groups in the country, including the Ilokano, Ibaloy, Bontok, Ifugao and Gaddang communities in northern Luzon; Pala’wan and Tagbanua communities in Palawan, and Maguindanao, Maranao, and Tausug communities in southwestern Mindanao.
Source: Gokongwei Ethnographic Stoneware Center Opens at National Museum
