Tribal Fashion ^_^

I have read that the Bagobos are very much concious when it comes to their clothes since they givemuch attention to their clothing.; in fact, they are considered the most colorful people of the Philippines, because of the ornaments found in their garments that is usually made out of processed hemp, it is colored and woven and is decorated with embroider, or design it with shells or beads. It is said that one of the reason why the Bagobos pays much attention to their clothing is because it enhances the person's character. Thus, distinction is seen in the certain types of clothing one wears, clothing depends on ones social rank and power
The men usually hold their hair with handkerchiefs that is decorated with beads and tassels. They often wear close fitting undershirt topped with a beaded of embroidered coat that usually have opening in the front. The trousers, made of hemp rarely reach the knee, is also decorated with a beaded or embroidered band on the base of each leg. They actually wear two belts, one isto hold its trousers and the other is to carry tools for fighting or working knives which every man usually does. Instead of pockets, men carries along with them a cloth bag still bordered and decorated with tassels and beads which is common in all of their clothing. Men also wears, ear adornment that is made of wood, the wealthy often wear ivory ear plugs made like huge collat buttons. It is so rare because it is manufactured from Borneo, and only the wealthy possess them. The Bagobo women wears a closely fitted jacket about the neck to the skirt, no portion of the upper part of the body is exposed. Like other garments, it is also has embrodered designs decorated with shells, metal disks or with beads. They wear narrow tube skirt made of hemp designed like a sack with both ends open. To hold their skirt, they place a beaded belt.
Women takes pleasure in loading their arms with ornaments of shell or brass and their forearms is covered with separate rings in different sizes. Back of the hair of women is well oiled and is combed straight to the back of the head, where it is tied in a knot. On the knotted hair is a wooden comb decorated with beads, the comb serves as the ornament on head of women. The women wear plugs on their ear lobes, made of wood, where it is inlaid with artistic designs, and are connected by strands of beads passing under the chin.
Both Men and women wear plaited or beaded ornaments that are saud to have magical properties. At a very young age, children are pierced in the ear lobes, where into the opening is a twisted banana or hemp leaf is placed. The leaf serves as a mechanism to continually enlarge the opening until ear plugs can be inserted. Thus, it is also part of the tradition of the bagobo, that when a boy or girl reaches the age of puberty, their teeth is usually blackened, this is actually done by putting the head against the person who will do the act, and grips a stick of wood between the child's teeth while each tooth is filed leaving only the stump, that's the time that what is left of the teeth is blackened. During the period of this process, the patient is not allowed to either drink water, cook, or eat anything sour, or even attend a funeral. If in case the patient break any of the above mentioned, it is said that his teeth will have a poor color or probably get sick. Thus, the blackening of teeth signifies that the patient is ready to enter the society as a young man or woman.
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