Philippine History- precolonial and spanish times

Ah - tay

Chinese craftsman

Aljibe

water cistern

Almario

pillow rack

Awi

Chief of Butuan

Azotea

Open terrace used for washing and drying clothes

Badjao House Boat

A sea dwelling with a detachable A-frame roof and katig (outriggers).

Bahay Kubo

Nipa hut in the highlands

Bahay na Bato

Use of stone and wood as main building materials

Balcon

Balcony

Bale

An Ifugao house for the wealthy with a pyramidal hipped roof.

Balkon

The front porch of a traditional house.

Bandejado

tray

Banga

a tapayan exclusive to storing liquid

Banggerahan

open shelf of bamboo slats used for drying plates

Banig

A handwoven mat for sleeping and sitting

Bano

bath

Bastonero

Hat and cane rack

Batalan

Roofless back porch used for washing area

Batibot Chair

Philippine counterpart of bentwood chair

Baul

Maranaw Islamic chest

Bay Sinug

Traditional Tausug house on stilts, identifiable by the tadjuk pasung.

Binabuy

Ifugao wood carvings shaped like pigs.

Binayon

A traditional octagonal house found in Kalinga.

Binuron

Isneg boat-shaped house with a large concave roof.

Borak

Mythical winged horse . with a woman's head

Bulul

Anito or house guardian ; harvest and ritual figures

Butaka

plantaition chair with extended wide armrests

Caida

ante-sala from stairs

Casas de Cante ria y Teja

Houses of wood and stone with tile roofs

Celdas

Individual rooms

Chief of Cebu's house

built like a hayloft- made out of wood and raised from the ground. contained imported porcelain ware, storage jars and bronze gongs

Cocina

kitchen

Comedor

Dining room

Convento

Bahay pari ; always situated beside the Church

Cuarto

Room

Dagupan

stove

Diban

Built to serve as lounge chair and daybed

Dispensa

Pantry

Dulang

low table

Dulong

Sleeping platform

Entresuelo

Mezzanine for office or servants quarters

Escalera

Grand staircase

Escritoryo Desk

writing table with a roll top

Gadur

Maranao ceremonial brass vessel with a lid, often used for wedding gifts.

Galang

Traditional brass or bronze vessel.

Gallinera

with wooden skirting where chickens could be temporarily stored

Gibon

Room made for the princess and her ladies

Hagabi

Long bench carved out of tree trunk- showed wealth

Halipan

A cylindrical wooden disk used as a rat guard on house posts.

Kapiya

Settee patterned after a church pew

Kinabigat

King Post ; roof's main vertical support ; upright human figure Ifugao's is carved on a idr kinabigat wealthy .

Kolambo

canopy

Kudkuran

manual coconut grater

Kuna

baby crib

Lamin

Airy room accessed only from behind the headboard of the datu's bed

Langgal

A small rural Tausug or Yakan mosque (means "to meet").

Latrina

toilet

Ling-ling-o

amulet design from Cordillera to signify fertility

Lotoan

A specialized container for holding betel nut.

Malong

Maguindanao tube skirts usually made with ikat weaving.

Mamadiyang

curtains used in Maranao sleeping area

Maranao Waray House

Oridinary house of Maranao people

Mariposa

a Sofa with caned seats and back that is butterfly - shaped

Masjid

A large, permanent mosque featuring a dome and minarets.

Mulawin , Tugas and Yakal

Used as structural timber for their strength and resistance to rotting

Naga

Elaborate mythical serpent or dragon with vigorous S curves

Narra and Ipil

Used as interior members

Okir

Maranao leaf and vine pattern motif used in Mindanaoan woodcarving.

Painadora

Ladies ' dresser with drawers and a mounted mirror

Pako Rabong

Stylized growing fern

Palayok

Clay pot for cooking

Pamadingan

wall planks sometimes with chiseled patterns

Paminggalan

dish storage

Panggao

Sleeping area of the datu

panolong

Butterfly wing floor beam ends

Papag

bamboo bed

Patio

Courtyard

Piedra china

dirt floor

Po - kok

Grain storage with removable door

Quadra

horse stable

Rajah Soliman's House

precolonizer ruler of Maynila- large house fortified with bamboo containing gold porcelain and brandy

Rakuh

Ivatan house of stone and mortar with thick cogon thatch and a panpet (net) for storms.

Ranggar

A small rural Maranao mosque (means "to meet").

Retablo

An ornamental "Cabinet of Saints" housing the tabernacle and patron images.

Sala

living room

Sarimanok

Stylized design of a bird holding a fish in its beak

Silid

Bedroom

Sillion Fraille

Friar's chair

Sillion Perezosa

Lazy chair . Lounging chair derived from Chinese reclining chairs . Caned seats , crested backs and carved or splayed legs

T'boli Long House

Built on 6 ft . stilts 50ft x 30ft houses constructed of bamboo , wood , and palm fronds .

T'nalak

Traditional T'boli cloth made from tie-dyed abaca fibers.

Tadjuk Pasung

Decorative carved wooden finials on the roof of a Tausug house.

Tampipi

woven box to contain personal belongings

Tapayan

Vessel to store things- ferment, water, etc

Tertulias

Sala Mayor

Torogan

royal acenstral house of maranao

Tremor

A more elaborate painadora . Features 3 - full length mirrors and the side . mirrors could be adjusted so that the woman could see herself in three angles .

Tukud

The post or pillar supporting a structure.

Ukkil

Tausug leaf and vine pattern motif used in Mindanaoan woodcarving.

Vajilera

glass cabinet to store china or silverware