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29-9-39

From: Philippine Islands | Southern Luzon

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 29-9-39
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tagalog
Provenience Philippine Islands | Southern Luzon
Section Oceanian
Materials Plant Fiber | Bamboo | Cotton | Peel
Description

Round. Outside: brown; extremely fine basket weave; rim of straw braid. Inside: twilled weave; from centre to headband is natural colour; beyond headband yellow, red, brown, yellow, red, yellow, red, yellow, brown, yellow, red, yellow. The red is twine wrapped; on the brown are white cotton stars. Fitted headband is elaborate coil weave in brown, black and yellow.

Width 17.5 cm
Outside Diameter 32 cm
Credit Line Gift of Richard E. Norton, 1929

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