Tube Skirt

P2775C

From: Philippine Islands | Mindanao | Davao

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

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Native Name Linumbus
Object Number P2775C
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Bagobo
Provenience Philippine Islands | Mindanao | Davao
Section Oceanian
Materials Abaca
Technique Ikat | Plangi
Iconography Moons
Description

Abaca tube skirt, dark red, with top and bottom borders of resist-dyed repeated crescents. Cloth of this [red] dye is used for head hunters' suits. Linumbus [linombos].

Credit Line Purchased from Misses Elizabeth H. Metcalf and Sarah S. Metcalf, 1914
Other Number 896 - Other Number

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