Josie Disterhoft Tambourine Necklace
![Filigreed gold tambourine necklace owned by Josie DisterhoftAcquired in the late 50’s from motherMother lived in Moncada, Tarlac (Central Luzon) but not sure who gave it to herGiven to her by her mother when she was around 18 years oldDisterhoft wrote: “My mother gave this necklace to me. It is a traditional ornament - filigreed gold - (method probably adopted from the Spanish conquistadors). Worn with Philippine traditional evening gowns.”Notes from Cassie Pontone, in discussion with Disterhoft: “Looks like “one of these religious things that people wear with a relic inside” worn with a terno (butterfly sleeves) and Maria clara dress (goes better with MC dress shape). From her mother around the time she“should periodically get dressed [nicely] “saw an exhibit (Ayala gold exhibit at NYC) that showed Asian gold jewelry that was similar from all over. Heirloom piece-expected all girls in the past had one of these. Her mother only had 1 - passed down. Found a moderndesigned that she thinks her daughter would prefer - will buy her one. Noted that now all girls have pearls and wears it with all black on special occasions. Doesn't wear traditional clothes because makes her look like “a mushroom cloud”. Wears only on special occasionswould wear more casually but doesn't want to get it ruined. Other Filipinos would say it needs to be “dipped” to look more like gold. “Has never been dipped”. Would wear it with a sweater or scarf to dress things up in graduate school up especially in lieu ofexpensive stones or metals. Friends would ask, “why are you wearing something so religious?” She never felt that this was a religious piece. Notes that the shape is similar to the design in church where the host is kept. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0](http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/1614/790/DisterhoftJ001OP2B_Side.JPG "Josie Disterhoft Tambourine Necklace (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0")
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| Title | Josie Disterhoft Tambourine Necklace |
| Description | Filigreed gold tambourine necklace owned by Josie DisterhoftAcquired in the late 50’s from motherMother lived in Moncada, Tarlac (Central Luzon) but not sure who gave it to herGiven to her by her mother when she was around 18 years oldDisterhoft wrote: “My mother gave this necklace to me. It is a traditional ornament - filigreed gold - (method probably adopted from the Spanish conquistadors). Worn with Philippine traditional evening gowns.”Notes from Cassie Pontone, in discussion with Disterhoft: “Looks like “one of these religious things that people wear with a relic inside” worn with a terno (butterfly sleeves) and Maria clara dress (goes better with MC dress shape). From her mother around the time she“should periodically get dressed [nicely] “saw an exhibit (Ayala gold exhibit at NYC) that showed Asian gold jewelry that was similar from all over. Heirloom piece-expected all girls in the past had one of these. Her mother only had 1 - passed down. Found a moderndesigned that she thinks her daughter would prefer - will buy her one. Noted that now all girls have pearls and wears it with all black on special occasions. Doesn't wear traditional clothes because makes her look like “a mushroom cloud”. Wears only on special occasionswould wear more casually but doesn't want to get it ruined. Other Filipinos would say it needs to be “dipped” to look more like gold. “Has never been dipped”. Would wear it with a sweater or scarf to dress things up in graduate school up especially in lieu ofexpensive stones or metals. Friends would ask, “why are you wearing something so religious?” She never felt that this was a religious piece. Notes that the shape is similar to the design in church where the host is kept. Any views, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this story do not necessarily represent those of the National Endowment for the Humanities. |
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