Wedding Shoes of green floral silk damask with red silk damask trim; tiny dark blue design on the toe; insole and lining of natural felt; leather sole with metal nails; hand-stitched throughout.
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.
Death Blanket of yarn dyed, hand-woven coarse cotton loosely woven in narrow stripes and sewn together; the center section has four white panels edged in blue stripes and finished at the ends with 9" bands of horizontal red and green stripes; outer stripes of red and yellow; an outer band trims the ends with a braided tassel finish; small red and yellow tassels at top and bottom. Igorot tribe. Ifugao. Death Blankets were used to wrap a corpse. They sometimes had woven motifs of human figures, snakes, and/or lizards.
Purse of hand painted metal mesh with Art Deco design in blue and dark orange on cream colored ground; silver metal frame with embossed floral, filigree design; silver metal chain handle.
Wedding dress and matching hat of deep blue velvet: a) Dress of blue velvet has a sweetheart neckline; cap sleeves; peplum ruffle at pointed waistline; lower mid-length; side zip closure; bodice has gathers at slanted seams at yoke that release at bust. b) Hat of cap-style of self-velvet with brim that has stitched gathers.
Textile Panel of earth red woven silk with three plant motifs in one corner using Shibori tie-dye technique; designs are in white, pale turquoise, indigo, and peach; this kind of textile is called, Furoshiki, and is wrapped around a package and tied for carrying.
Dress of pink satin and floral lace; bodice of pink satin is gathered into a side seam; soft V-neckline with spaghetti straps with puffed lace sleeves over satin that fall off the shoulder; long full skirt of satin with lace overlay with dipped hem in back; slight A-line; center-back zip closure.
Towel "Gamosa" of white woven cotton with trim of red stripes on each side that intersect at the corners; one end has a 10 1/2" x 19" border of hand-brocaded pattern in red silk floss of star flowers encircling a geometric shape. Village women weave these towels in their spare time. Each household has its own loom. The towels are given as gifts to dignitaries.