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Catalog Number

CAS 0091-0040   CAS 0091-0040; Blouse
Category Textiles
Object Name Blouse
Culture Bagobo (?)
Global Region Southeast Asia
Country Philippines
State/Prov./Dist. Mindanao
County
Other Geographic Data Davao District, Eastern Mindanao
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1910
Collection Name N/A
Materials Cotton cloth; Glass beads; Brass (metal) beads
Description Short-sleeved blouse made from single piece of blue cotton cloth folded in half across shoulder and sewn up sides; Neckline, cuffs, shoulders, and waist are trimmed in red cloth, oversewn with brass disk beads and glass beads in white, yellow, blue, and green; Large X-shaped beaded pattern decorates back of blouse; Row of 5 pockets edged in beads form lower front edge of blouse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 67.5, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 34.5