TY  - ADVS
ED  - Ayala Museum Research Team, 1971
TI  - Tagalog headgear, 19th century
KW  - Accessories
KW  - 1971
KW  - amrt
KW  - anahaw leaves
KW  - escudero
KW  - finial
KW  - headgear
KW  - luzon
KW  - quezon
KW  - salacot
KW  - salakot
KW  - tiaong
N1  - Photo shows an ornate headgear with silver filigree and feather tip decor, used by the Tagalog dandies during the 19th century.  The hat, inspired by and shaped like the native salakot ( although smaller), is made of anahaw leaves lacquered in dark-brown shade.  Hats of this type were worn more as status symbols-usually with fine jusi barong short-rather than functional personal possessions; With prints
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