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Word: negrito (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
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...been given by him to the Museum. The collection illustrates the life of the primitive tribes of the islands as well as the so-called Filipinos, who are really a mixed foreign stock, probably of Malay and Chinese origin. The better part of the collection illustrates the former, the Negrito, Igorot and Bagoboo tribes, each being represented by a few specimens, while from the Moros there is a fairly large collection. The articles are utensils of daily life, such as wicker baskets, spears, agricultural implements, and also several small models of houses. The collection will not be on exhibition until...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Gift to Peabody Museum | 3/27/1906 | See Source »

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