REACTION PAPER

in SOCSCI 011

Submitted by:
Jeffrey Salvo
BSME-2

Submitted to:
Ms. Mary Aimee Tabada
 My Reaction

At first, I was really afraid to go to the museum of University of San Carlos

because I've never been to a museum before but I'm also excited. When I entered the

school's museum, I was fascinated & amazed because I saw historical facts about the

animals and archaeological discoveries. I'm also amazed to their preserved animals like

the Philippine Monkey-eating Eagle. I thought Philippine Eagles were just average size

birds but when I saw them in the museum, I was really amazed because they were

really big. A tour to a museum was really a wonderful and enjoy experience.

MANUNGGUL JAR

The Manunggul Jar was recovered at Chamber A of Manunggul Cave in Palawan.

It is an elaborately designed burial jar with anthropomorphic figures on top of the
cover that represent souls sailing to the afterworld in a death boat. The figure on
the rear is holding a steering paddle with both hands; the blade of the paddle is
missing. Both figures appear to be wearing a band tied over the crown of the
head and under the jaw. The manner in which the hands of the front figure are
folded across the chest is a widespread practice in the Philippines and Southeast
Asia when arranging the corpse.

The prao is carved like a head with eyes, nose, and mouth. This motif of carving
is still found on the traditional sea vessels of the Sulu Archipelago, Borneo,
Malaysia. The execution of the ears, eyes, and nose has similarities with the
contemporary woodcarvings of Taiwan, the Philippines, and many areas in
Southeast Asia.

It is dated to as early as 710 - 890 B.C. The Manunggul jar was declared a
National Treasure and its portrait is on the 1000 Philippine peso bill.

References: http://philmuseum.tripod.com/archaeo.htm

http://www.artesdelasfilipinas.com/archives.php?page_id=50