A dress shield, carried at festivals by Bagobo men of southern Mindanao, in the Philippines. At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis in 1904 men from the Bagobo village staged daily “shield dances” in which they carried shields like this one. Among the visitors to the fair who saw the dances were two sisters [...]
Small wooden container used to carry powdered lime. In many parts of the world lime, chopped areca nut and betel leaf are combined and formed into a quid which is sucked and chewed as a mild stimulant. The practice is called betel chewing. This lime container, with a lid carved in the form of [...]
This colorful blouse is part of a traditional women’s costume in the province of Bukidnon in northern Mindanao (Philippine Islands). It is made up of strips of dark blue and red cotton cloth, with appliqued and embroidered zigzag and chain designs in red, blue and white. It slips over the head, and is very short, [...]
