Bahag

An Igorot child photographed at the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition, which took place in Seattle in 1909. Frank H. Nowell

Bahag refers to the loin cloth or G-string worn by male members of various ethnic groups in Northern Luzon, Philippines, particularly in the Mountain Province. It is a long cloth hand-loomed by the women of the groups in designs distinct to them. It is wrapped around the torso and then passed between the thighs, with hanging parts in front and the back. Aside from the Igorots of the Mountain Province, the Mangyans of Mindoro also wear a similar attire.

Trivia

• Filipino photographer Richard Atrero de Guzman is known by his moniker "Bahag". Bahag Site
• Filipino independent filmmaker KHAVN produced an indie film called Bahag Kings in 2006. Bahag Kings on IMDb

References

• Scott, William Henry (1994). Barangay: Sixteenth Century Philippine Culture and Society. Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press.

• Bahag at Tribo.org (Accessed May 16, 2008)

• Mangyans at Cultural Heritage (Accessed May 16, 2008)

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