Cloth
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Cloth woven in hand spun cotton. Decorated with warp stripes and warp ikat. 1800s-1920s
Curators comments:
Register says: "...Steven's catalogue says "these 'record' clothsare of excessive rarity as they are retained in the tribes as heirloomes. These are believed to be the first two specimens offered for sale in Europe." "; From acquisition notes "head hunter's loincloth". Register addition "Ifugao".; Such textiles were used in the rituals associated with headhunting.
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Date
1800s-1920s
Identifier
As1954,07.206
Origin
Ifugao, Made in: Philippines
Materials
Cotton, woven; ikat
Physical Dimensions
Length: 127 centimetres; Width: 62 centimetres
Provenance
Donated by: Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Acquisition Date
1954
Display status
Not on display
References
Hitchcock 1991 / Indonesian Textiles
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“Cloth,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 25, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/28284.
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