Backpack with rain shield.(From the Collections)

From: ROM Magazine | Date: March 22, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

Backpacks were used by the Igorot peoples of Luzon, an island in the northern Philippines. Woven from bamboo and rattan, the packs had an attached rain shield, covered with layers of fibre from palm leaf stalks, which kept both the wearer and the contents of the backpack dry. The backpacks were used on trips to places beyond the home ...

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