109494 Catalog Card

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Title 109494 Catalog Card
Description scan of catalog card[FRONT][MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 34-24 | Country: Luzon, P.I. | Locality: Apayao Sub-Province. Tauit | People: Apayao (Tinguian). Stock. | Name: Horned wooden box. Used as a hanger to put food etc in to keep away from dogs andrats. over. | Collection: R.F. Cummings Expedition, (F.C. Cole, 1907=8). | Notes: To the South and S.W. of this district these hangers are used for spirit (over) | Width: | Length: | Height: | Price: [Philippine Peso symbol] .30 |[LEFT MARGIN] A | 109494 | ENT | 1276 | Acc. 1060 |[ILLUSTRATION] | [ILLUSTRATION NOTATION] | [BACK] [continued from front] offerings. It has no such use here. When secured these specimens were used as food hangers, but it was stated that they also served as holders for spirit offerings. Similar boxes are found in the districts to the south and west where they areused exclusively for the offerings. |
Subjects
  • Philippines Heritage
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Creator(s)
  • Bronwen Phillips : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology