Amulet

Group: Common

Local name: Anting-anting

Photograph copyright: F. de Jager

Description

Glass tube filled with a bundle of coloured threads. The tube hangs from a cotton cord.

Dimensions:
Length of string: 27 cm, length of tube: 7,5 cm., diameter of tube: 0,8 cm. (widest)

Materials:
string: cotton, tube: transparent glass

Remarks

Ethnic group: Tagalog, and others

Location: lowlands