Shoulder basket (Bagobo people) (c. 1875–1917): Art, History and Details

Shoulder basket (Bagobo people) (c. 1875–1917) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

This shoulder bag is built on a rigid, flat-bottomed rattan basket. A rough, red-dyed cotton cloth has been shaped to the basket and secured with abacá fiber stitching. The strap features small metal sequins sewn along the strap and at the hem. Additional beaded strands hang from the strap junction and rim, each terminating in small fiber-wrapped tassels.

Object facts

• Title: Shoulder basket (Bagobo people)
• Date: c. 1875–1917
• Culture: Philippines, Davao
• Type: Textile
• Technique: natural fibers, cloth, glass beads, metal
• Dimensions: Overall: 11.8 x 7.9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 1/8 in.)
• Collection: Textiles
• Department: Textiles
• Accession number: 1917.771

A detail from the museum

The elaborate applied glass beadwork decorating the surface is characteristic of the Bagobo people.

Collection credit

Gift of Mrs. G. Field Adams

View the collection record

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