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Nueva Vizcaya and Quirino
Cotton, mother-of-pearl, and brass wire
88 cm cuff to cuff, 38 cm shoulder to hem
Ethnographic Materials
The badu or Bugkalot women’s blouse is made of red cotton fabric. Blue, black, yellow, and green threads are embroidered to create fern-leaf patterns and minute, serrated mother-of-pearl tassels are added for further decoration to suggest wealth of the wearer.
Ayala Museum Collection | Gift of Mercedes Zobel
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