会议名称：“2021世界木材日”研讨会暨第三届国际林联（IUFRO） 林产品文化研究组讨论会
会议时间：2021年3月21日

报告嘉宾：Consuelo Dl. Habito
嘉宾简介：Professor of University of the Philippines Open University

摘要：
The Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordillera mountain range is listed among UNESCO’s World Heritage Sites and has been described as “an outstanding example of an evolved, living cultural landscape that can be traced as far back as two millennia ago in the pre-colonial Philippines” (UNESCO 2019). Nestled in these rice terraces is the ubiquitous wooden traditional house. These structures are completely made of wood and plant materials and are most often found throughout the rice terraces landscape. They typically serve as homes, resting places, or rice granaries for families who cultivated the terraced rice paddies. In recent times, however, the growth of villages and modern influences have led to changes in the way many Ifugao people have built their houses and the way they look. Today, the villages where most Ifugao people live are made up of houses that are built using concrete, commercial timber, nails, galvanized iron roofs, and metal windows. Consequently, the number of traditionally constructed Ifugao houses are now far-outnumbered by ‘modern’ houses typically seen in other parts of the country. Sadly, the unique traditional house design features of the Ifugao seems to have been relegated to the background.
The research study used the triagulation method in making a definitive identification on the types of wood used in the construction of the traditional house. This was first done by conducting wood species identification of representative components of standing and collapsed traditional houses. The home owner and house builder were also sources of information on the kind of wood that were used in the construction. The construction of the traditional house depends for a large part on the woodlots and forests, which are an inherent part of the rice terraces and where the construction materials are sourced. Lastly, field visits on the woodlots and communal forests surrounding the rice terraces were done to determine whether the tree species were still available for use in construction. This study is part of preservation and conservation efforts to revive the awareness and appreciation for traditional Ifugao house architecture as an inherent part of the rich indigenous culture and ethnic knowledge of the Ifugaos.

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