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Bagobo: Echoes of Tradition in Mindanao’s Vibrant Textiles The Bagobo people, a vibrant indigenous group inhabiting the mountainous regions of southern Philippines, are renowned for their exquisite ‘Kalasag’ (sword) carvings – intricate depictions of ancestral weaponry imbued with spiritual significance – and their breathtaking textiles. More than mere adornments, these fabrics embody centuries of cultural heritage, reflecting profound beliefs about cosmology, kinship, and the interconnectedness of human existence with the natural world. Understanding Bagobo art requires delving into a compl…
A chart of Bagobo's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.
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