129392 Catalog Card

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Title 129392 Catalog Card
Description scan of catalog card[FRONT][MAIN BODY] Field Museum of Natural History. | [Field Museum Subject Code written in red] 34-14 | Country: Philippine Islands. | Locality: South Central Mindanao. | People: Bila=an. Stock. | Name: Tab? (n?hok - referring to color and design) A typical Bila-an skirt such asis commonly worn by the women. The side panels are woven as in 129380 and then dyed, while the colored bands are secured by everything | Collection: R.F. Cummings Philippine Expedition, 1909=1911. F.C. Cole, Collector. | Notes: the warp threads as in no 129395 (over) |Width: | Length: | Height: | Price: ?3.00.. |[LEFT MARGIN] A | 129392 | ENT | (1612) | 1139 | Acc. [1115 was crossed out] | [Cursive capital L] | [BACK] The embroidery on this jacket (129401) shows the skill attained by some of the women in this class of work. The shell disks are cut out by hand and are used in place of beads. The skirt usually reaches only from the waist to the knees but in some instances is fastenedjust under the armpits. |
Subjects
  • Philippines Heritage
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Creator(s)
  • Sarah Carlson : Field Museum of Natural History - Anthropology
  • Rachel B. Blake : University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee - Department of Anthropology