Bagobo Tribe

Colorful people of the

philippines
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The Bagobo are considered the most
colorful people of the Philippines,
heavily embroidering their abaca
clothing with beads and stitchwork.
They also produce fine metal craft,
working in brass, bronze, and iron, and
are known for their betel boxes.
The Bagobo Tribe in Mindanao has a
physical attribute of short and slim,
broad-headed and of a light reddish-
brown complexion. They speak their
own language which is the Bagobo-
Tagabawa Language.
The Bagobo are a settled people,
practicing agriculture as well as
hunting and fishing. Their chief crop
is rice, which they grow in clearings on
the mountain sides.
The Bagobo have nine heavens, each
of which has a presiding god. These
gods are similar to those of Hindu
religion, but are of local invention.

TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BAGOBO TRIBE, GO TO THE MUSEO DABAWENYO