DepartmentTextiles-Asia

Bride Price Chest Ornament (sipattal)

NamePectoral/necklace

Artist Artist not recorded

CultureIsneg

DateEarly 20th century

Place madeNorthern Luzon island, Apayao province, Philippines, Southeast Asia, ASIA

MediumGlass beads, brass, fiber (hemp?)

Dimensions46.99H x 21.59W cm
18 1/2H x 8 1/2W in

Credit LineGift of Earl & Shari Kessler

Object numberA.2024.11.1

Collections

New Acquisitions: The Gift of Folk Art

Provenancepurchased from dealers, public markets, and artists while living in Asia primarily in the 1990s

DescriptionOrange with black and blue striped beaded wide choker style necklace with long silver jewerly tassel hanging off. Twine fiber connects them.

Fig. 3.48, pg. 99
The Art and Tradition of Beadwork, Fostering Life’s Continuity section

“These precious neck and chest ornaments, exclusive to the Isneg people, are passed down from generation to generation. Mothers may pass them to their son to give to his bride’s family as compensation to her parents for their loss of their daughter.”