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Manunggul Jar D1ED75C1-69DB-44D6-B21F-CE3D53A2C381 - Coggle Diagram

- - - - COLOR--The Manunggul Jar isa tan like color that has two figures on the top of the handle on its cover that represent the journeyto the soul of afterlife
- - - - The Manunggul jar was a symbol of the National Museum’s important role in spearheading the preservation the cultural heritage—pamana—using multi-disciplinary techniques. It was a testament of how art can be a vessel of history and culture with the help of scholars. In this light, a simple jar became the embodiment of the history, experiences, and aspirations of the people and how the values of maka-Diyos, makatao at makabansa became part the value system of the Filipinos.
- - - - Many epics around the Philippines would tell us of how souls go to the next life aboard boats, passing through the rivers and seas. The belief was very much connected with the Austronesia belief in the anito. Our ancestors believed that man is composed of the body, the life force called the ginhawa, and the kaluluwa (soul). The kaluluwa, after death, can return to earth to exist in nature and guide their descendants. This explained why the cover of the Manunggul jar featured three faces: the soul, the boat driver, and of the boat itself. For them, even things from nature have souls and lives of their own. That’s why our ancestors respected nature more than those who thought that it can be used for the ends of man.
        
        The front figure is the deceased man with hands crossed on his chest, which was a widespread practice in the Philippines when arranging the corpse.
        
        The rear figure, on the other hand, is holding a steering paddle directing the boat, to bring the soul of the man to the afterlife.
        
        Early Filipinos believed that a man is composed of a body, a life force called ginhawa, and a kaluluwa (soul), which explains why the design of the cover of the Manunggul Jar featured three faces—the soul, the boatman, and the boat itself.
        
        The kaluluwa, after death, can return to Earth to exist in nature and guide his descendants.
        
        Early Filipinos believed that a man is composed of a body, a life force called ginhawa, and a kaluluwa (soul), which explains why the design of the cover of the Manunggul Jar featured three faces—the soul, the boatman, and the boat itself.