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Catalog Number |
2016.02.04 |
Object Name |
Jacket |
Cultural Affiliation |
Ga'dang |
Description |
Textiles help to bind together families. In Ga’dang culture, the groom’s family indicates intent to marry by giving a beaded jacket or wrapper (tapis) to the bride. Throughout the engagement and wedding process, the two families will continue to exchange textiles, deepening their connections. Short stripped jacket with beading. Extended Visual Description An open chest jacket with vertical and horizontal patterns with three sets of two rows of beads at the bottom hem, wrists and underarms. There is one row of beads around the collar. The colors of the cloth is red, tan, blue, yellow and the beads are yellow, blue, dark yellow, white, red, and black. Where the beads are there is yarn underneath in a similar pattern as the cloth. |
Material |
Bead/Cloth/Yarn |
Dimensions |
H-34.5 L-108 cm |
Search Terms |
Philippines Ga'dang North Luzon Asia Baguio |
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