Thread spool (Bontoc)
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Thread spool, medium blue, usually wound around a special cylinder called a spool.
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Date
Between 1900-1904
Identifier
09173b
Origin
Bontoc, Philippines
(Bontoc was a large collection of tribal palm huts along the Chico River between the Ifugao and Kalinga regions.The Bontoc tribes-people were traditional animists who had resisted conversion under the Spanish, but American missionaries were starting to bring their belief systems into the region)
(Bontoc was a large collection of tribal palm huts along the Chico River between the Ifugao and Kalinga regions.The Bontoc tribes-people were traditional animists who had resisted conversion under the Spanish, but American missionaries were starting to bring their belief systems into the region)
Materials
Cotton thread, wood
Physical Dimensions
Object dimensions: 1.8 x 38.8 x 2.2 cm
Provenance
Exchange with the American Museum of Natural History, New York
Acquisition Date
1908
Display status
Not on display
Acknowledgements
Contributed by Yanni R. Hernandez,
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
Photo: Weltkulturen Museum (Museum of World Cultures) Frankfurt, Germany
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Translated from German by MPMC RA's and editors. Record accessed September 2021.
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“Thread spool (Bontoc),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed May 27, 2022, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/7707.
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