Rhinoceros Headdress (Ibilaos)
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Headdress from the hornbill's beak. A brass wire ornament at the top, hanging from it a finely braided brass wire chain (25.4cm long). Two smaller chains hang from the chin area, each ending in a flat sheet of brass ornament. "Is tied in front of the forehead during certain dances and is a piece of jewelry that is as rare as it is difficult to obtain from the islands." (Source?). Collected from the mountains between Bambang and Dupex Apr. 1881
See: Beau In: A.A. Vol. 12, p. 381 plate; Nat.Geographic Magazine Sept. 1912 (Hf.9.Vol.108) p.854 "An Ilongot man showing typical dress and ornaments.
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Date
Before April 1881
Identifier
28842
Origin
Ibilaos Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines
(Ibilaos, a wild tribe, Philippine archipelago, who occupy both slopes of the Caraballo Sur range between the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija, island of Luzon.)
(Ibilaos, a wild tribe, Philippine archipelago, who occupy both slopes of the Caraballo Sur range between the provinces of Nueva Vizcaya and Nueva Ecija, island of Luzon.)
Materials
horn, hornbill, cord, wood, brass
Physical Dimensions
Object size: 29 x 8.5 cm
Provenance
Purchased from August Möckel
Acquisition Date
1932
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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“Rhinoceros Headdress (Ibilaos),” Mapping Philippine Material Culture, accessed April 29, 2024, https://philippinestudies.uk/mapping/items/show/7733.
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