Traditional Clothing In The Philippines

Guatemala is home to a centuries-old weaving tradition through which indigenous women assert a sense of “belongingness” to family and community. The women and their families are descendants of the ancient Maya Indians, and the tools of their trade are cotton yarn, the backstrap loom, and time-proven patterns and techniques. Each village and region is identifiable for its own weaving design and colors. Techniques and designs are passed from mother to daughter and traditional clothes are still preferred by most. Some believe that the different patterns existed before the Spaniards arrived. Others believe they were brought from Europe. It is known that the conquistadors used the clothing to label people and control the populations. The traditional technique was to wrap the threads on a warping board, and then mount them on back-strap loom where a panel was woven. Panels were decorated with brocade designs depending on the textile tradition of the weaver’s community as well as her personal taste and skills. Finally, the woven panels were sewn together to make a garment (Guatemalan Culture).

The Maidu lived in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in North Central California. They lived in villages with around two hundred people in them. Their homes were made from earth, bark and brush. The land provided animals and plants for them to eat. Everyone work clothes that were made from animal hide. Tools helped them hunt, build houses and survive. The Maidu Indians are an interesting tribe.

The ribbon shirt was also made of calico fabric just as the tear dresses. Calico fabric is made from unbleached, not fully processed cotton. The sleeves were also ¾. The men traditionally wore the turban made from the same material. Men of the tribe still sport the turbans today. They wore breechcloths and leggings. They would often decorate their faces and bodies with tribal art. During war times, they would paint their bodies bright colors as tradition. Women did not do this.

Eventually the Mexicans influenced their style and they began wearing vests and colorful clothing made of cotton. The women clothes made of buckskin that was specifically dresses. The women also wore war skirts like the men only they had beads and fringe on them. Moccasins with beads were the standard footwear for both the men and women.

In most tribes, Native American men wore a long rectangular piece of hide or cloth tucked over a belt, so that the flaps fell down in front and behind, sometimes with leather attached in colder climates. In some tribes Indian clothing for men was a short kilt or fur trousers instead of a breechcloth. Most American Indian men did not use shirts, but Plains Indian warriors did wear special buckskin war shirts decorated with ermine tails, hair, and intricate quillwork and beadwork. Native American clothing for

I did not know the extent to how disrespectful and entirely inaccurate the images of Indigenous Americans that are portrayed in the media are. For instance, I found it interesting that the Native costume model was placed right next to the pilgrim costume model when they would never be so friendly and close to each other, as they were on opposing sides in the past. Plus, the Victoria’s Secret outfit on the runway is entirely disrespectful, as Native Americans would never wear such revealing clothing, and the headdress should not have been worn, as it is to be worn for the purposes of war; the model was clearly not getting ready to head out to war. Furthermore, Native Americans uphold the belief that all nature is alive and filled with spirits.

Clothing for women consists of a single length of cloth wrapped around their bodies as a dress” (Traditional). The traditional clothing of the Quechuan women are Pre-Spanish and Spanish Colonial type dresses, and almost every Quechuan man wears a poncho as tradition. Kuna women wear blouses that had been hand-made, and they color their faces up with a special paint. The Kuna men just wear pants, jeans, or shorts that related to their tradition. People in Colombia also wear Sombrero Vueltiao, which is a turned hat, and it related to their heritage. Native Colombians wear the Rurana, which is something you wear on the outside, and it is very thick and sleeveless. During festivities or a wedding ceremony, the women wear the Pollera, which is made up of many bright colors

At weddings, lots of silk and bright colors are worn. Girls wear big, bright dresses with lots of multi-colored beads. Men wear bright color tunics and pants underneath . At funerals everyone wears dark colored berkas made of velvet. At Rundako men wear woven grass skirts and blue body paint. They also have mini cymbals of wood for the dance. Women wear a woven grass dress decorated with blue beads and jewels. During The Awakening, everybody wears their everyday clothes, but decorated with jewels and bright colors. The Messenger Leader wears a large tunic with a heavily decorated headdress .

On an ordinary Saturday afternoon, my sister and I made our way to 1st St. and Central Ave. from a failed attempt at another left-to-be-unnamed cultural epicenter, which was a very disappointing trip. Little Tokyo proved to be quite the opposite, as I was able to ascertain a much deeper understanding of the Japanese culture because of it, and at the same time was able to reflect on the differences and similarities of my Filipino heritage. From what I was able to gather, the Japanese and Filipino cultures have quite a few significant differences, but have more similarities than I originally anticipated.

This piece is made from Antelope hide, ostrich shell beads, glass beads, and fiber. The size is 32 x 30 in. found in Namibia and made in the 20-century artist unknown. The people that made these traditional aprons/skirts are the Yei people. The Yei people creates beautiful garments using beads and animal skins in a palette of colors. The use of color helps to highlight the complicated decorative designs. African clothing is a symbol of status and to tribal roots. Other examples I learned at the museum that Africans wear to symbolize their tradition, social class ect. are men's robes some produced as symbols of prestige or even protection in battle, women's robes, wrap around cloths worn as skirts by men and women body wrap blankets acting as coats or ceremonial tokens, loin cloths, aprons and any headdress and adornments. Seen in this piece of work you can see cotton, leather, beads ect. You can see the pattern of the beads making a parallelogram shape 16 of them going down the skirt maybe signifying social status or being a symbol for some kind. The style of this artwork is African textile African textiles are used as historical documents. Because cloth recall a certain person, event, and even a political cause. Traditionally textile has been used to convey important cultural information, and played a role in festivities and ceremonies. Comparing this to another piece of work we learned in class would be Justinian and attendants. In that artwork, you can see Justinian robe and how it’s a different color which is purple. And nobody around him has that same color as him. Signifying social class. Meaning he’s more important than the people around him and he’s a

I remember mostly the clothing of the culture because it was very bright and gave a tropical feel. This was the “physical appearance” (Herkova PP Chap 7) (Wood 98) I saw.

Fashion-conscious teenage girls are fond of wearing pink and other super-feminine clothes whereas older women, being brought in the workforce during the peak of Japan’s bubble economy during the 1980’s, have become fond of luxury designer items and high fashion, which can sometimes be noted through the suits they wear for work. Women who have high positions in global corporations usually wear designer suits, the designer usually being either European or American.

The Flower cloth is intriguingly designed by hand. Hmong women were responsible for sewing the cloth and the beautiful embroideries. Several Hmong women use a rare method of reverse appliqué, "designs made by sewing on a patch to the underside of a fabric and then cutting away and turning under the edge of the top fabric" (Fadiman ). The design is extremely difficult and takes years to acquire this skill. Hmong dresses are elaborated with trimmings, coins, and a variety of colorful yarns. The dresses were highly decorative and added bulk to the man or woman wearing the dress. However, the Rooster hat is a modernized tradition when the Hmong people came to the United States. The base of the hat was normally purchased and decorated with the coins and trimmings.

The foundation of the Philippine culture is a mixture of a variety of other cultures that has a long standing history within the

“Rizal had a burning desire to know exactly the conditions of the Philippines when the Spaniards came ashore to the islands. His theory was the country was economically self-sufficient and prosperous.  Rizal entertained the idea that it had a lively and vigorous community enriched with the collective and sensitive art and culture of the native population. He