Man's Saroar, Trousers

Brown, maroon and cream stripes - some plain a few ikated and some patterned. For sketch + Saroar types and "tutuc" and "panay" decorated band descriptions.

Field Notes: "Man's trousers of hemp; the hemp is regularly tied in patterns and dyed in the standard Bagobo colors, red, black and orange, the hemp under the tie portions its creamy color. The patterns run up and down, giving a striped effect. The variety of form and arrangment of similar designs is infinite, so that a duplicate saroar textile is rarely seen."

(From card catalogue notes by Laura Watson Benedict(1861–1932) and Lisa Whitall (1926-2019))

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Date

circa 1900 A.D

Identifier

70.1/ 5292

Origin

BAGOBO

Materials

Abaca (manila hemp) plain weave (1x1) warp pattern stripes with some warp ikate stripes. Decorated with beadwork, spangles, an embroidery over cotton appliqué bands. (Laura Watson Benedict)

Physical Dimensions

Garment: L. 41cm

Provenance

Gift from BENEDICT, LAURA WATSON

Acquisition Date

1910

Short description

Condition: Worn in seat of pants one small hole
Treatment: Vacuumed and steamed, 3/78'

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https://anthro.amnh.org/object.html?catno=70%2E1%2F%205292

Collection

American Museum of Natural History

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“Man's Saroar, Trousers,” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 27, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/29266.

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