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Singat (a)
LOCAL NAME:
Singat (a)
ENGLISH NAME:
Headband
DESCRIPTION:
A woven headband composed of multicolored beads
COMMONLY USED BY/IN:
Ga’dang, Mountain Province
MATERIAL COMPOSITION:
Beads, Textile
ITEM CONSTRUCTION:
Beadwork
DIMENSIONS:
Diameter:
18 cm
ACQUISITION YEAR:
2021
RESEARCH DATA:
The Ga’dang women would use this as an additional adornment for the head. This is embellished with colourful beads and stitched on a piece of cloth as a form of embroidery. According to Maramba (1998), the Ga’dang are fond of decorating their clothes with beads, shells, buttons and coins, covering a large part of their clothes with ornaments as part of their aesthetics.
REFERENCES:
Maramba, R. (1998). Form and Splendor: Personal Adornment of Northern Luzon Ethnic Group Philippines. Manila: Bookmark,Inc.
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