Ata chieftains
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Ayala Museum Research Team
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The Ata have an advanced social organization with a number of chieftains (called datu) as head. Here, from left, Datus Mamamtuy, Matundo, and Bunsud model the costume and weapons of their people--hemp shorts decorated with colorful appliques, small brass belts, leglets made of rattan. Tattooing is not a common practice among the Ata. The weapons of the Atas include the bangkaw(spear), pana(bow and arrow), kampilan(large sword seen fastened to the waist of the datus) and the ilab(dagger)Collection: Filipinas Heritage LibraryImage type: originalMedia format: print
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Peoples | PE00014 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | PE00014 |
The Ata have an advanced social organization with a number of chieftains (called datu) as head. Here, from left, Datus Mamamtuy, Matundo, and Bunsud model the costume and weapons of their people--hemp shorts decorated with colorful appliques, small brass belts, leglets made of rattan. Tattooing is not a common practice among the Ata. The weapons of the Atas include the bangkaw(spear), pana(bow and arrow), kampilan(large sword seen fastened to the waist of the datus) and the ilab(dagger).
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