The document summarizes the traditional architecture of the Bontoc people in the Mountain Province of northern Luzon in the Philippines. It describes the Bontoc house (fayu) as a structure built directly on the ground comprised of living quarters and a pounding area.

The Bontoc (or Bontok) ethnolinguistic group can be found in the central and eastern portions of Mountain Province, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. Although some Bontocs of Natonin and Paracelis identify themselves as Balangaos , Gaddangs or Kalingas , the term "Bontoc" is used by linguists and anthropologists to distinguish speakers ...

2007年9月25日 · With this Sagada style Bontoc home, there are no windows, only a front door and a back door. The home "suggests a womb--dark, warm and enfolding, both a habitation and a passage". Inside, the interiors are a sooty-black due to a constantly lit fire used to warm the house as well as preserve it.

Bontoc is home to the Indigenous Bontoc people. The town also hosts the UNESCO tentatively-listed Alab petroglyphs. The name Bontoc is derived from the morphemes bun (heap) and tuk (top), collectively meaning "mountains."

2022年7月28日 · Bontok, meaning “mountain,” refers to the people who share close linguistic and cultural similarities and originate from Bontoc, which is the place and name of a municipality in Mountain Province. The people of this group call themselves Ifontok in their own language. Bontoc province consists of 10 municipalities and 144 barangays.

A Bontoc House. The traditional type of house in Bontoc, Mountain Province comprised of perimeter wooden walls enclosed in an open living space, and central granaries. It is covered by a steep, thick roof that is almost covering the perimeter wall. - is the Bontoc house for married couples and children up to eight years old.

The document provides details on Bontoc houses in the Cordillera region of the Philippines. It describes the materials used to construct Bontoc houses like cogon grass, wood, and stones. Floor plans are given showing sleeping quarters, a utility bench, cooking area, pounding area, and working/eating area.