carrying bag

Catalog Number 128806
Literary Reference , 13839
Cultural Affiliation Bagobo
Continent Asia
Country Philippines
Region Mindanao Island
Island Philippine Islands
Province Davao Prov.
Locale Davao Gulf
Original Name kabir linombos
Materials hemp, beads
Catalog Description Name: Kabir linombos:- Red hemp cloth carrying bag with front elaborately beaded - exceptionally fine work - bead tassels on sides. One tassel and two beaded designs below main decoration. | Notes: Such red bags can be carried only by the Magani - men who have killed six or more human beings. Such clothes are worn as head-dresses by the Magani. This term is applied to a man when he has killed two or more of his enemies. He is then entitled to wear this badge of honor. When his score reaches four he may wear blood red trousers, and when it mounts to six he can wear a blood red suit and carry a sack of the same color. Should one not entitled to these garnments dare to wear them, the spirit will cause his speedy death.

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