Loincloth (Bahag)
ClassificationsClothing and Adornments-principal attire (lower body)
Datemid 20th Century
Made AtPhilippines, Asia
MediumCotton
Dimensions12 × 103 in. (30.5 × 261.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Frieda O. Wray from the Estate of Dr. & Mrs. Douglas and Carolyn Osborne
Object number2021.12.8
DescriptionThis object is a loincloth, also known as a bahag, commonly worn by men residing northern Luzon Island in the Philippines. The Indigenous peoples living in this area are sometimes referred to jointly as Igorot peoples or Cordilleran peoples, but this piece was collected from a subgroup known as the Bontoc culture.On View
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