DepartmentAsia
Men's Shirt
NameShirt
Artist
Artist not recorded
CultureBagobo
Datec. 1920
Place madeMINDANAO ISLAND, Philippines, Asia
MediumIndigo Dyed Cloth, Shell
DimensionsH: 16” L: 48”
Credit LineGift of the Ralph T. Coe Center for the Arts
Object numberA.2025.29.9
Collections
Provenanceex. coll. Ralph T. Coe [came to Coe Center upon his passing in 2010].
Collected in Manila by Tony Milton
Purchased by RTC in December 2000
DescriptionA Bagobo men's shirt, overall blue and white with repeating flower designs on upper half and ends of sleeves made from hand cut mother of pearl shells; the bottom half is white with rows of slanted dots. Hem has red and yellow stitching.
Ca. 1960
late 19th- early 20th century