Mathematics Embedded in Culture: The Weaves of Batak Basketry

• Main Authors: De Las Peñas, Ma. Louise Antonette N, Garciano, Agnes, Verzosa, Debbie Marie
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: Batak; basket; weave; symmetry; pattern; culture; Art and Design; Fiber, Textile, and Weaving Arts; Mathematics
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/mathematics-faculty-pubs/162; http://philippinestudies.net/ojs/index.php/ps/article/view/5067
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

A close look at the art of basket weaving of the Batak indigenous community in Palawan; Philippines; discloses the depth of mathematics present in the weaves of the baskets. Using white and black one-sided bamboo strips; Batak weavers are able to construct a basket of a given size that displays high...