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29-9-51

From: Philippine Islands | Southern Luzon

Curatorial Section: Oceanian

Object Number 29-9-51
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Tagalog
Provenience Philippine Islands | Southern Luzon
Section Oceanian
Materials Palm Leaf | Peel | Bamboo
Description

Round with top bent to form crown. Outside: palm leaves laid so that their ridges form the radii of the cricle and folded so that all meet at the top centre; covered with split palm in open basket weave. Star-shaped ornamentations of palm leaf over crown. Inside: same construction as outside.

Outside Diameter 51.5 cm
Credit Line Gift of Richard E. Norton, 1929

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