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Bontoc Igorot girl, showing method emplyed in expanding opening in lobe of the ear
Bontoc Igorot girl, showing method emplyed in expanding opening in lobe of the ear
Object Number 12-61-70/10861.1.951
Display Title Bontoc Igorot girl, showing method emplyed in expanding opening in lobe of the ear
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "Bontoc Igorot / 8-a 175 Young girl showing method employed in expanding / opening in lobe of ear. / Igorots of Bontoc / Gift of / W. C. Forbes, 1912"
Department Photographic
Date 1898-1912
Culture
  • Bontoc Igorot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Philippines / Luzon / Mountain Province / Bontoc
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 10.16 x 15.24 cm (4 x 6 in.)
Provenance
Donor William Cameron Forbes

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