MUSDIKS:patatag

Word: patatag or patteteg

Category: instrument

1. Ethno-linguistic group: Kalinga

2. General physical description: an ensemble generally consists of five or six leg bamboo xylophones

3. General playing technique: struck by a stick, interlocking patterns

4. Musical function:

5. Playing circumstance: courtship: In northern kalinga, this kind of instrument is played as toys by children as toys while in other areas, this is played by men in a manner in which it simulates the flat gong ensemble.

Source:CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Volume I, Peoples of the Philippines, K-Z