The Ethnomathematics Practices of Eskaya Tribe

Abstract

This research sought to describe the Ethno-mathematical practices of the Eskaya tribe of Taytay, Duero, Bohol using the ethnographical research design to explore the ethnomathematics practices through the lived experiences of the informants. Employing purposive sampling, selected teachers, parents, and students from the tribe served as the key informants of the study. Data collection took almost a year of observation, lived experiences documentation, and interviews. The study was able to describe some of the ethnomathematical practices of the Eskaya tribe such as the skills and processes of the Eskaya tribe commonly use in their daily life in counting, measuring, ciphering, ordering, classifying, inferring, and modeling patterns. These skills and techniques were used in studying their Eskaya numeration systems such as the Eskaya numbers and numerals, the Eskaya name of the basic shapes and the four fundamental operations, and the use of Eskaya numbers in measuring time, days, and months.