Headdress Item Number: 3681/1 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Rattan headdress; circular band done in plain weave, four rows high. Left and right sides are connected with an overhead arch. Arch has a frame of two pieces of rattan, secured to outer edges of band, with additional fibre loosely wrapping around the two pieces. Wrapped fibres form a repeating "X" pattern; ends are woven into interior of band. Groups of solid and bi-coloured feathers tied between arch's attachment points, on either side of headdress; more feathers on left side of arch.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor at a roadside shop somewhere between Baguio and Banaue in the late 1980s.
Item History
- Made in Ifugao, Luzon, Philippines between 1980 and 1990
- Collected during 1989
- Owned by Bente Rehm before November 1, 2024
- Received from Bente Rehm (Donor) on November 1, 2024
What
Who
- Culture
- Ifugao
- Previous Owner
- Bente Rehm
- Received from
- Bente Rehm (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Ifugao, Luzon, Philippines
When
- Creation Date
- between 1980 and 1990
- Collection Date
- during 1989
- Ownership Date
- before November 1, 2024
- Acquisition Date
- on November 1, 2024
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3681/0001