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