Ygorrote Woman Weaving
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A single engraved illustration captioned "An Ygorrote Woman Weaving," showing a seated woman at a backstrap-style loom stretched between two upright posts. The setting includes palm trees, a thatched hut, and mountains. It was published in Harper's New Monthly in 1876 and documents Philippine (Igorot) weaving practice as seen by a 19th-century Western audience.
- Type
- Illustration
- Date
- 1876
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
- Archive notes
- Philippines
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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