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23 well-matched shells for a necklace as acquired from the dealer….who stated that was how it was found in the grave…..making a neat choker. High-sta

Romblon Island, central Visayas, Philippines. Several of these were found in a burial jar and I acquired them directly from the old dealer Romblon Is

Mindanao, Tribal Philippines: Large and impressively-decorated SILVER Disc worn by the Mandaya tribal elite as status and rank symbols. Pictured as

Called "agonga" they could be used a cymbols or struck gongs in the various rituals that always were accompanied by music. Several tribes...

Ilongot or Gaddang tribe, Northern Luzon, Philippines: an over-the-shoulder or over-the-head ceremonial costume worn by the the elite women of the tri

While not as rare an object as the previous lot, this earlier woven skirt of the 19th C. Ifugao (Tribal northern Luzon, Philippines) has lovely muted

For the full-Body, the woman would step into it and then tighten it around and tuck it in at the breasts. Width: 27" doubled, height 52-1/2&quo...

Indonesia, this long and slender textile has vibrant colors that are partially faded at the ends. 67"x16" plus fringes at both ends. E...

Kalimantan, BORNEO. Late 19th-Early 20th C. and woven in complex patterns of Stars, Deer, Horses, Dogs, etc. 73"x33" plus fringes, it sh...

Ifugao Tribe, Northern Philippines. SEE: Entries 224 and 227 in "The People and Art of the Philippines" published in the 1990s by the UCL...