Vicente Alvarez Dizon: Bisayan couple, 1850.

Vicente Alvarez Dizon: Bisayan couple, 1850.

Shown is a watercolor drawing of a couple from the Visayan peasant class. The male is in an airy shirt, sleeves rolled up for comfort and short skirt with lose drawers underneath. He wears his scarf like a potong on the head. The female wears the basic camisa and saya with her panuelo worn as aveil over her head.



Vicente Alvarez Dizon Album


Paintings and drawings

1984 amrt bare feet barefoot camisa checkered clothing and adornments Costumes headgear jar national library putong saya visayan panuelo veil

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