Forehead Jewelry (Bontoc)
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From snake vertebrae. Women's jewelry, worn to ease childbirth and to relieve headaches.
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Date
1960s
Identifier
48811
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
Material: bone (snake vertebra)
Physical Dimensions
Durchmesser: D.: 17 cm
Länge: L.: 30 cm
Länge: L.: 30 cm
Provenance
Purchased from K.F. Grelle
Acquisition Date
1970
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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“Forehead Jewelry (Bontoc),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 18, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/7714.
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