Inabal, woven cloth made from abaca and natural dyes, is a textile highly valued in Bagobo society. Photo by JL JAVIER. The Bagobo traditionally live in the east and south sides of Mt. Apo and eastern Cotabato, but now inhabit Davao.
What is the characteristics of textiles clothing of Bagobo?
The B’laan and Bagobo textiles focus on deeper reds, maroons, dark browns and blacks for their color tone, as well as large expanses of tie-dyed patterns named after the number of threads used in the “belt” of the cloth.
What is the design of Bagobos?
It consists of several frieze patterns. The first frieze pattern below features the crocodile design. An analysis of the textiles, garments and photographs of the Bagobo revealed the dominance of a schematic representation of the crocodile(*).
Is Bagobo an ethnic group?
The Bagobo constitute one of the largest groups among the indigenous peoples of southern Mindanao. They are composed of three (3) sub-groups, namely the TAGABAWA, the CLATA or GUIANGAN and the UBO.
What region is Bagobo?
The upland Bagobo live in the very mountainous region between the upper Pulangi and Davao rivers on Mindanao in the Philippines, whereas the coastal Bagobo once lived in the hills south and east of Mount Apo.
What is Bagobo Weaver?
Salinta Monon (December 12, 1920 – June 4, 2009) was a Filipino textile weaver who was the one of two recipients of the National Living Treasures Award in 1998. She was known for her Bagobo-Tagabawa textiles and was known as the “last Bagobo weaver”.
How is Inabal made?
Inabal is a traditional textile made from abaca with a special weave, either in patterns of kinatkat or ine, the cloth with a central panel, worn only by women. These textiles woven in the ikat-style and colored by vegetable and natural dyes were customarily used as the garment for ancestral royalty.
Why do Bagobo warriors wear blood-red clothes and a head kerchief?
The magani wear suits of hemp cloth dyed a dark red—blood color. A man who has killed two persons becomes, by that act, a magani, and is entitled to wear the kerchief. When he has killed four, he may assume trousers of blood color; and the taking of six lives gives him the right to a complete blood-red suit.
Is Bagobo the same as Manobo?
Bagobo. The Bagobo are one of the largest subgroups of the Manobo peoples. They comprise three subgroups: the Tagabawa, the Klata (or Guiangan), and the Ovu (also spelled Uvu or Ubo) peoples.
