Pouch of natural woven linen needlepoint embroidered in an open-mesh of nine floral sprays of pink with black center and purple with yellow center flowers with black stems with green filled leaves; floral sprays alternate and have three of the same flowers on each spray except for the top left spray which has one purple flower and two pink flowers; drawstring closure at top; bottom of bag is embroidered with smaller flowers.
"Malong" of deep red satin with embroidered bands of scrolling flowers alternating with bands of butterfly motifs in bold, bright colors of orange, green, blue, white, purple, pink, and pale yellow; textile is sewn in a tubular shape. Record says this is a shawl. It is worn similar to a sarong, wrapped around the body and tied above one shoulder.
Moro Tribe - Moro princess garment.
Textile Panel for a skirt of black, orange, white, and yellow hand-woven, striped cotton; woven in three sections and sewn together with a decorative yarn band in red and black zig-zag; two ends have a yard sewn edge; pinstripes at center with broader bands at edges. Record says this is from the Ifugao Tribe.
Blouse of green crepe is square cut with square neckline with V-slit below; four stitched pleats at bust below yoke seam; large flared sleeves; hits at waist; small stitched closure below bust. From record: Moro Tribe. Dansalan.
Textile Panel worn as a skirt of black cotton with laid-in crosswise stripes in yellow and green alternating with purple and white; bands create a check pattern; laid-in white pinstripes at one end; white selvedge edges; two sections are sewn together. Record says this is a "Patadyong".
Obi of dark orange ribbed rayon silk with sections of metallic gold and deep green rayon silk in a zig-zag pattern brocaded with floral designs in pale blue turquoise outline and filled with silver metallic blending into gold metallic with accents of dark orange; large floral designs are of a motif from the Paulownia tree; traditional woman's obi. The floral motif is based on a tree from a family crest, the Toyotomi family - a Samurai crest. Kiri mon is a sacred tree where the phoenix rests, and is valued. The tree is the Paulownia tree, also known as the Royal Empress Tree.
Belt of twisted woven cotton cords in a chevron pattern in natural white and black at both edges with a center weaving in clay, green, red, and golden yellow; 17" fringe at both ends. This belt was worn and made by the Igorot mountain tribe, specifically the Bontocs. The Bontocs live on the banks of the Chico river in Central Mountain Province. They are an agriculture based people that have resisted colonization practices out of a preference for their was of life.
