Pigafetta Account

 Proves that Filipino culture is already rich

 And Spaniards did not introduce culture

A. Physical appearance, hygiene and adornment

1. Dark, fat, short and tattooed of various designs

 Skin color is dark like brown olives

 Fat because people are big-belliied and food is abundant
 Filipinos like to decorate themselves

Tattoos

 War records of warriors

 Done one at a time
 Should be done by experts

Dusak

 Term kapag walang kwenta ang pagkakatattoo

2. Wore gold earrings, precious gems, anklets, and many armlets. Earholes are too big.

Note:

 Gold is abundant
 So there are many jewelries

3. Wore handkerchiefs on their heads

Note:

 Hanky tied around the head is a symbol of manliness

 Defender of family and barangay
 If with design, man is an experienced fighter

4. People go naked

Clothes

 embroidered with silk for chiefs

 woven from bark of tree for commoners
 Some wore silk robes

Note:

 Clothes and embroideries are used to distinguish classes

 Means that Filipino can buy from other people

5. For skin protection

  Anoint with coconut oil and bene-seed oil
Note:
 People are fragrant and hygienic people

6. Men

 wore black long hair reaching the waist

7. Use daggers, knives, and spears ornamented with gold, large shields, fascines, javelins

Note:

 Gold used for weapons

 Way to see status of people

Proven by the Bark-cloth beater

Bark Cloth beater

 New stone age

 From Arku Cave, Penablance, Cagayan

8. Use boats (balanghai, baloto) and fishing nets

9. Go barefoot

10. Finest looking man from Butuan and Calagan

 long and exceedingly black hair touching his shoulder

 wore large gold earrings
 cotton cloth with silk embroidery from waist to knees
 dagger with long gold handle
 had 3 spots of gold in every tooth and teeth bound with gold
 perfumed with storax and benzoin,
 was tawny and painted (tattoed)

11. Women

 clad in tree cloth from waist down

  hair is black and reaches to the ground
 have holes in their ears filled with gold

12. Women entertainers are

 White
 large
 beautiful
 know how to play musical instruments

13. The queen, young and beautiful

 was covered entirely of white and black cloth

 Queen of Rajah Humabon
 Her mouth and nails were very red
 while on her head, was a large silk scarf crossed with gold strips and large palm hat appearing
like a parasol, with crown of leaves.
o Delighted with from Spain rose-water
o Preceded by 3 girls holding her 3 hats
o Seated herself with silk embroidered cushion while hearing mass

14. A great number of women accompanied her,

 all wore long hair freely flowing

 naked and only their private parts are covered
 barefoot

15. Male, adult and young

 have penis pins

o global practice during that time

Women from the age of 6 and up

 had vaginal stretching

o people make use of that device for they are of a weak nature

Pigafetta’s thought that they are into sex and cannot control themselves

o Wrong because historians should never judge