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Saturday, March 6, 2010
The Kalinga Costume- "Ginamat" and "Bongol"
The colorful beads or "bongol" is a part of the native costume. It is always worn during fiestas , weddings and important occasions.
Woven "ginamat" , a beautiful, native costume from Kalinga.
4 comments:
I am honored to say i saw this pic in your camera ahead of everyone else! wow! all the best jena! :)
Hello Aj,
he he he, yes you did, isn't that amazing? I'll be posting the rest eventually. All the best.
I hope to see them, which reminds me, i should start looking for pics too!...:)
Aren't they beautiful? I remember wearing them on special dance performance when I was still in the province.
My Mama used to weave native costumes.
This post brings back memories.
Tasha
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