This ornate woman’s blouse, called an albong, is from the Bila’an people, Davao del Sur, Southern Mindanao, Philippines. Made of blue cotton, it is embellished with hundreds of very small handmade mother-of-pearl sequins. There is a little fading at the back shoulders and one missing sequin on the back, visible at 8 o'clock in bottom photo, loose thread. Otherwise, beautifully intact. It measures 43” across and 16” high. 19th to early 20th century.  #2055  SOLD