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Catalog Number 129645
Literary Reference , 13839
Cultural Affiliation Manobo, Kulaman
Continent Asia
Country Philippines
Region Mindanao Island
Island Philippine Islands
Original Name sa-ol
Materials fiber; abaca, cotton, dye, plastic
Catalog Description Name: Sa-ol:- Man's red hemp cloth coat with elaborate designs in white (many realistic figures of men). Blue neckband with few buttons in front of neck. Goes with 129644. When the cloth is dyed such parts remain uncolored and when thread is removed the white design appears in the cloth. Such clothing i.e. red should only be worn by a mabolot- a man who has killed four or more persons. When he has killed twenty he is known as maiseg and then he can wear a complete black suit. (Black coats, embroidered) are worn by men not maiseg, but they never wear a complete black suit. A person who wears the clothing or ornaments to which he is not entitled will soon become sick and will die. The flower talibanan (Cresta de gallo) is also worn by the successful warriors.