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Object Number
12-61-70/10861.1.1001
Display Title
Widow's home
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Bontoc Igorot / 8-a 186 Widow's house / Igorots of Bontoc / Gift of / W. C. Forbes"
Department
Photographic
Date
1898-1912
Culture
- Bontoc Igorot
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Philippines
/
Luzon
/
Mountain Province
/
Bontoc
Dimensions
Overall: 10.16 x 15.24 cm (4 x 6 in.)
Provenance
Donor
William Cameron Forbes
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Africa
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| 2004.29.11939 | Widows |
Cameroon
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| 2004.29.22732 | Widows in mourning |
British New Guinea
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| 2004.29.11719 | Basa women wearing widows costume for chief |
Africa
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| 2004.29.11763 | Basa widows |
Africa
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| 2004.29.11762.1 | Basa widows |
Africa
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| 22-2-50/B3022 | Widow's grass (raffia) skirt |
Skirt
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Cameroon
| |
|
Image Not Available
for Widow's "hat" of plantain fibers
| 22-2-50/B3085 | Widow's "hat" of plantain fibers |
Cameroon
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| 22-2-50/B3086.1 | Widow's girdle and belt of plantain fibers |
Belt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1151 | Widow's belt of fibre (Nkar lep) |
Belt
|
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1149 | Raffia fibre skirt - widow's (libui li biyik) |
Raw Material
Skirt |
Cameroon
| |
| 35-31-50/1150 | Widow's mourning "cap" of woven fibre (nwo lep) |
Headband
|
Cameroon
|