Belt – Philippines

Photo credit – Joost Daalder
Posted by – Joost Daalder

Woman’s belt (“sangilot”) of ikat cloth and conus (“conus litteratus”) shells, with a brass counterweight at the back. The Philippines, northern Luzon: Bontoc people; early 20th c., but some shells are much older.

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