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Object Number
12-61-70/10861.1.198
Display Title
Two Guiangan women polishing cloth made from hemp fiber
Descriptions
Object Description
Written on board: "Guiangane / 18-a 11 Two women polishing cloth made from hemp fiber- the woman / at the right rubs a piece of beeswax over the cloth, while the other one / polishes with a smooth clam shell / Gift of / W. C. Forbes, 1912"
Department
Photographic
Date
1898-1912
Culture
- Guianga
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania
/
Philippines
/
Mindanao
/
Davao
Dimensions
Overall: 10.8 x 15.88 cm (4 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor
William Cameron Forbes
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44-35-70/2267 | Garment worn by women as cape or waist cloth; made from native hemp |
Cape
|
New Zealand
| |
| 12-61-70/10861.1.14 | Bagobo women dyeing hemp |
Davao
| ||
| 15-14-70/86019 | Hemp cloth pattern for two woman's skirts |
Woven
|
Mindanao
| |
| 06-20-70/66761 | Cloth of hemp fibre |
Woven
|
Luzon
| |
| 2004.24.28488 | Two images: two women make cloth; posed large-group photo |
Davao City
| ||
| 83-3-70/28449 | Hemp cloth, finely woven |
Woven
|
Panay Island
| |
| 06-20-70/66630 | Hemp fibre cloth |
Woven
|
Mindanao
| |
| 06-20-70/66762 | Cloth of hemp fibre |
Woven
|
Albay
| |
| 06-20-70/66764 | Cloth of hemp fibre |
Woven
|
Luzon
| |
| 06-20-70/66763 | Cloth of hemp fibre |
Woven
|
Albay
| |
| 06-20-70/66765 | Cloth of hemp fibre |
Woven
|
Luzon
| |
| 12-61-70/10861.1.4102 | Man throwing Manila hemp fiber strip |
Philippines
|