Traditional Costumes and Attire

TRADITIONAL
COSTUMES AND
ATTIRE
Mangyan
◦ Mangyans are one of the biggest ethnic groups found in
Mindoro, composed of eight different subgroups—namely,
Alangan, Bangon, Buhid, Hanunoo, Iraya, Ratagnon,
Tadyawan and Taubuhid
◦ Like the ethnic groups in the Mountain Province, they have
unique communal characteristics and varying clothing
traditions though they live near each other.
◦ One Mangyan subgroup is the Hanunoo- Mangyan. According
to Lolita Delgado Fansler of the Mangyan Heritage Center, the
Hanunoo Mangyan is the largest of the Mangyan subgroups
and is arguably the most well-known.
Mangyan
◦ Hanunoo-Mangyans can be easily recognized
because of their indigo-colored garments,
decorated with beaded bracelets and necklaces.
◦ Men of this ethnic group wear a loincloth. They
top it with a shirt called balukas.
◦ Hanunoo women wear a skirt, called ramit and
pair it with a blouse called Iambung.
◦ Both sexes wear a rattan belt called hogkos. Their
bags are made of buri and nito, which is a forest
plant indigenous to the area.
Mangyan
◦ The decorative design patterns called
pakudos of the Hanunoo are composed of
simple geometric lines.
◦ These patterns start off with a cross that
branches out to other lines that are
perpendicular to each other. These are used
to decorate many Mangyan crafts and
products.
Tagbanua
◦ Tagbanua is one of the earliest ethnic groups in the
island of Palawan.
◦ Their traditional attire is made of bark that was beaten
and softened to produce the fibers, which would be used
for weaving.
◦ Men traditionally wear loincloths, while the women
wear wraparound skirts. Though their clothing is
relatively simple, they make up for it with their
accessories
◦ The men wear bracelets and earplugs that are carved out
of wood, while the women wear beaded necklaces and
metal anklets.
VISAYAS
◦ If the women of the lowlands of Luzon have their baro’t
saya, the women of the Visayas region have their kimona and
patadyong.
◦ The kimona is a loose blouse with loose-fitting sleeves, It is
traditionally made of cotton and is worn every day. Some are
made of pineapple fibers, which are light and translucent
similar to that of the barong are also worn for more formal
events.
◦ It is often accompanied by the patadyong which is a
wraparound skirt that is tied or roiled around the waist. it
comes in bright and colorful variations with patterns of
checkered and plaid. The patadyong is traditionally made of
a fabric called the hablon.
VISAYAS
◦ The hablon is a colorful handwoven fabric. it is
considered one of Iloilo's most popular regional products.
It was popular in the Visayas even before the time of the
Spaniards.
◦ Used to barter with other Asian countries and was highly
sought after due to its beauty (shiny appearance) and
durability
◦ In the late eighteenth century, the hablon, among other
textiles, was one of Iloilo's main exports. It was so
popular that Iloilo was then considered to be the “Textile
capital of the Philippines”
◦ The word “hablon" is derived from the Hiligaynon term
habol, which means "to weave”
VISAYAS
◦ The hablon is made of cotton, abaca, or
pineapple fibers. It is also used to make a
scarf, a shawl, and a wraparound that can be
used to hold an infant.
◦ Unfortunately, the hablon industry is no longer
as popular as before. With proliferation of
imported and cheaper fabrics, the demand for
the hablon dwindled.
◦ Nonetheless, there are still municipalities in
the Philippines like Miagao that continue to
preserve and develop this weaving tradition
for future generations.
TATTOOS
◦ Tattoos are a type of ornamentation that was prevalent
throughout the archipelago before the arrival of the Spanish
colonizers. These were a common and accepted kind of body
ornamentation.
◦ When the Spaniards arrived in the Philippines, many of our
ancestors had tattoos that covered their whole bodies.
Because of this, the country was nicknamed La Isla de los
Pintados or the "Island of the Painted Ones."
◦ The Pintados are tattooed indigenous people in the Visayas
◦ The tattooing designs and processes used by the Pintados
differ, but the reason is the same—to prove one's courage.
TATTOOS
◦ The male Pintados tattoo themselves from their ankles to the
neck. The symmetry in the design is evident especially the
ones on the torso
◦ The women mostly tattoo the back of their hands with
intricate and detailed designs such as flowers
◦ This body art, also found with those ethnic groups like the
Kalingas and the Ifugaos, is considered as status symbols.
◦ Since the process of getting a tattoos quite agonizing, it was
thought that only the bravest and the strongest can withstand
the pain.
TATTOOS
◦ Like that of the communities of the Mountain Province,
the Pintados considered tattoos as recognitions of a
warrior’s accomplishments in the field of battle. As
Christianity was propagated, the tattoo practices were
considered evil and barbaric, which eventually led to the
demise of the practice in the region.
◦ Today, the Pintados are remembered through the annual
Pintados Festival celebrated in June in Tacloban City,
Leyte. Street dancers are painted with tattoo designs and
parade the city in honor of the region's pre-Hispanic
history and the Santo Niňo.

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