Collector:

Col. & Mrs. Warren H. Hoover  Search this

Donor Name:

Col. Warren H. Hoover  Search this

Length - Object:

107 cm

Width - Object:

100 cm

Culture:

Not Given  Search this

Object Type:

Cape

Place:

Luzon, Philippines

Accession Date:

14 Jul 1982

Collection Date:

1937 to 1939

Notes:

SLEEVELESS SHOULDER CAPE COMING DOWN TO KNEE LENGTH IN THE BACK, TO THE SIDES OF WHICH ARE SEWN A SKIRTSECTION COMING AROUND IN FRONT WITH 2 SMALL SECTIONS OVER THE CHEST; STRING ATTACHED TO THE SHOULDERS. MADE OF LAYERS BROWN COCONUT FIBER SEWN TOGETHER WITH WIDE ROW OF HAND SEWING. THIS IS THE SAME TYPE USED IN JAPAN & CHINA & MAY BE FROM CHINESE PEOPLE IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS RATHER THAN NATIVES.

Record Last Modified:

30 Jul 2020

Specimen Count:

1

Topic:

Ethnology  Search this

Accession Number:

350957

USNM Number:

E422090-0

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Data Source:

NMNH - Anthropology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b896e23d-04bc-46a9-acee-2d57655eb036

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhanthropology_8454918