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Source Description
This shoulder bag is built on a rigid, flat-bottomed rattan basket. A rough, red-dyed cotton cloth has been shaped to the basket and secured with abacá fiber stitching. The strap features small metal sequins sewn along the strap and at the hem. Additional beaded strands hang from the strap junction and rim, each terminating in small fiber-wrapped tassels.
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98147
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Shoulder basket (Bagobo people)
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98147
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object
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Shoulder basket (Bagobo people)
description
This shoulder bag is built on a rigid, flat-bottomed rattan basket. A rough, red-dyed cotton cloth has been shaped to the basket and secured with abacá fiber stitching. The strap features small metal sequins sewn along the strap and at the hem. Additional beaded strands hang from the strap junction and rim, each terminating in small fiber-wrapped tassels.
date
c. 1875–1917
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en
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Q79862312
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Textile
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Overall: 11.8 x 7.9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
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Philippines, Davao
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1917.771
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natural fibers, cloth, glass beads, metal
tombstone
Shoulder basket (Bagobo people), c. 1875–1917. Philippines, Davao. Natural fibers, cloth, glass beads, metal; overall: 11.8 x 7.9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. G. Field Adams, 1917.771
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Textiles
didYouKnow
The elaborate applied glass beadwork decorating the surface is characteristic of the Bagobo people.
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Gift of Mrs. G. Field Adams
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2026-05-29 05:17:55.415000
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98147
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Textiles
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Textiles
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natural fibers, cloth, glass beads, metal
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