Subject: datu / magani warrior chief
Culture: Bagobo
Setting: tribal warfare, Mindanao early 20thc
Object: jewelry
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Pacific Islands Hall *
"Man's Leg Bands fiber, beads Philippines, Mindanao, District of Davao, Bagobo
Finely woven leg bands are worn below the knee as everyday adornment.
* Museo Nacional de Antropología > Filipinas
"Pulseras de latón. Bagobo. Mindanao. Siglo XIX."
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology > Pacific Islands Hall *
"Necklace beads, 'Job's tears', button Philippines, Luzon [sic], Davao District, Bagobo
Painstaking work is involved in carving these 'Job's tears' necklaces.
The seeds are worked with a special knife and a stick which secures the seed while it is being carved." ...
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