Igorot Basket Backpack
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Man's basket (travelling) made of rattan, bejuco (?).
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Date
1850s-1910
Identifier
As1914,0414.28
Origin
Made by: Igorot
Materials
rattan
bejuco (?)
bejuco (?)
Physical Dimensions
Height: 58.50 centimetres
Weight: 1.62 kilograms
Width: 34.90 centimetres
Depth: 24.60 centimetres
Weight: 1.62 kilograms
Width: 34.90 centimetres
Depth: 24.60 centimetres
Provenance
Register says: "Man's travelling basket, with waterproof bejuco (?) covering for food, blankets, etc.; - commonly called a "Head-basket", carried on back, native name "Fang-ao."
From acquisition notes "Igorrot".
Register says: "This whole collection from the "Igorrot". N. Luzon."
From acquisition notes "Igorrot".
Register says: "This whole collection from the "Igorrot". N. Luzon."
Acquisition Date
1914
Short description
Not on Display. Exhibited:
1996-97, London, Museum of Mankind, 'Stairways to the Sky: Rice and Life in the Philippines'
1996-97, London, Museum of Mankind, 'Stairways to the Sky: Rice and Life in the Philippines'
Display status
Purchased from: Mrs Turnbull
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/A_As1914-0414-28
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“Igorot Basket Backpack,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 23, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/2548.
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