Artifacts
 

135 Cloth belt with 8 old cone seashells, a pouch in the center with strings of small seashells, and brass coils at the ends. This belt, called an Akosan, was used by women from the Bontoc and Tinguian ethnic groups of Northern Luzon for decoration and as a pouch to carry small family heirlooms and jewelry; early 20th C. (see Form and Splendor, by Maramba, p. 66-69)