TY  - ADVS
ED  - Ayala Museum Research Team
TI  - Fernando C. Amorsolo: The Barter of Panay for a Golden Salakot. 1956
KW  - Paintings and drawings
KW  - 1975
KW  - amrt
KW  - datu puti
KW  - golden salakot
KW  - history
KW  - insular life fgu
KW  - marikudo
KW  - panay
KW  - salacot
KW  - visayas
KW  - atis
N1  - Oil on canvas.  34 x  52 ".   The intrepid sea rovers from Borneo, led by Datu Puti, landed in Panay and found an ideal site for settlement.  Entering the village not far from what is now Iloilo City, they were met by Marikudo, the "pangulo" or chief of short and swarty natives called the "Atis" , who after a peaceful negotiation agreed to the sale of Panay lowland for a golden headgear, locally called "salakot" and a necklace.  After the sale, Marikudo and his tribe dutifully transferred to a new home in the hills; print
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