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Salakót is a traditional lightweight
headgear
Headgear, headwear, or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one's head, including hats, helmets, turbans and many other types. Headgear is worn for many purposes, including protection against the elements, de ...
from the
Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links=no),
* bik, Republika kan Filipinas
* ceb, Republika sa Pilipinas
* cbk, República de Filipinas
* hil, Republ ...
that is commonly used during pre-colonial era up to the present day, used for protection against the sun and rain. Every ethnolinguistic group in the archipelago has their own variant, but they are all usually dome-shaped or
cone-shaped and can range in size from having very wide brims to being almost helmet-like. They are made from various materials including
bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...
,
rattan
Rattan, also spelled ratan, is the name for roughly 600 species of Old World climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae. The greatest diversity of rattan palm species and genera are in the closed-canopy old-growth tropical forests of ...
,
nito ferns, and
bottle gourd
Calabash (; ''Lagenaria siceraria''), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit. It can be either harvested young to be consumed ...
. The tip of the crown commonly has a spiked or knobbed
finial
A finial (from '' la, finis'', end) or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature.
In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the Apex (geometry), apex of a d ...
made of metal or wood. It is held in place by an inner headband and a chinstrap.
The salakot hat also influenced the pith helmet used by European colonizers. Salakot or also spelled as ''
salacot
The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi) is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith. The pith helmet originates from the Spanish military adaptation of the native ''salakot'' ...
'' in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...
and ''salacco'' in
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
is the direct precursor to the
pith helmet
The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi) is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith. The pith helmet originates from the Spanish Empire, Spanish military adaptation of the na ...
(also called ''salacot'' in Spanish and French) widely used by European military forces in the
colonial era.
Description
Salakot is a general term for a range of related traditional headgear used by virtually all ethnic groups of the Philippines. It is usually dome-shaped or cone-shaped, but various other styles also exist, including versions with dome-shaped, cone-shaped, or flat crowns with a flat or gently sloping brim. The tip of the crown commonly has a spiked or knobbed
finial
A finial (from '' la, finis'', end) or hip-knob is an element marking the top or end of some object, often formed to be a decorative feature.
In architecture, it is a small decorative device, employed to emphasize the Apex (geometry), apex of a d ...
made of metal or wood (sometimes with horsehair or feather plumes). The rim may also feature tassels of beads, feathers, or metal ornaments. They can range in size from having very wide brims to being almost helmet-like. It is held in place by an inner headband (''baat'') and a chinstrap. It was widely used in the Philippines until the 20th century when it was largely replaced by western-style hats.
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Salakot can be made from various materials including
bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...
,
rattan
Rattan, also spelled ratan, is the name for roughly 600 species of Old World climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae. The greatest diversity of rattan palm species and genera are in the closed-canopy old-growth tropical forests of ...
,
nito,
bottle gourd
Calabash (; ''Lagenaria siceraria''), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit. It can be either harvested young to be consumed ...
,
buri straw,
nipa leaves,
pandan leaves,
carabao
The carabao ( es, Carabao; tgl, Kalabaw; ceb, Kabaw; ilo, Nuang) is a domestic swamp-type water buffalo (''Bubalus bubalis'') native to the Philippines. Carabaos were introduced to Guam from the Spanish Philippines in the 17th century. They ...
horn, and
tortoiseshell
Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List largely because of its ...
. The way they are manufactured and ornamented varies by ethnic group.
Salakot can also have named subtypes based on the material used. Among
Tagalogs for example, salakot made from split bamboo were known as ''tinipas'', while salakot made from dried bottle gourd were known as ''takukom''. They can also be coated with
resin
In polymer chemistry and materials science, resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers. Resins are usually mixtures of organic compounds. This article focuses on natu ...
to make them waterproof.
Most salakot were simple and were made from cheap materials. These were worn as protection against the sun and rain by farmers and fishermen. More elaborate ones, made from rarer materials with inlaid ornaments and tassels, were treated as precious heirloom objects, handed down from generation to generation. They were status symbols and could be used as currency, as collateral for a promise, or as gifts.
Some salakot also had cloth overlays (which are commonly decorated with elaborate embroidery) or have linings which can have pockets used for storing valuables and money, as well as
tobacco
Tobacco is the common name of several plants in the genus '' Nicotiana'' of the family Solanaceae, and the general term for any product prepared from the cured leaves of these plants. More than 70 species of tobacco are known, but the ...
or
betel leaves
The betel (''Piper betle'') is a vine of the family Piperaceae, which includes pepper and kava. The betel plant is native to Southeast Asia. It is an evergreen, dioecious perennial, with glossy heart-shaped leaves and white catkins. Betel plant ...
.
Variants
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The name salakot is derived from the version of the headgear from the
Tagalog and
Kapampangan people
The Kapampangan people ( pam, Taung Kapampangan), Pampangueños or Pampangos, are the sixth largest ethnolinguistic group in the Philippines, numbering about 2,784,526 in 2010. They live mainly in the provinces of Pampanga, Bataan and Tarlac, as ...
. The names of similar headgear in other
ethnic groups of the Philippines
The Philippines is inhabited by more than 182 ethnolinguistic groups, many of which are classified as "Indigenous Peoples" under the country's Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997. Traditionally-Muslim peoples from the southernmost island g ...
include:
*Talugong - salakot of the
Ivatan people
The Ivatan people are an Austronesian ethnolinguistic group native to the Batanes and Babuyan Islands of the northernmost Philippines. They are genetically closely-related to other ethnic groups in Northern Luzon, but also share close linguist ...
. It is worn by men paired with a vest of
voyavoy palm
''Phoenix loureiroi'' (commonly known as the mountain date palm, vuyavuy palm, or voyavoy palm,) is a species of flowering plant in the Arecaceae, palm family, indigenous to southern Asia, from the Philippines, Taiwan, India, southern Bhutan, Bur ...
leaves called ''kana-i'' or ''kanayi''. Women, in turn, wear a straw cowl called a ''vakul''.
*Hallidung - also known as lido, are the salakot of the
Ifugao people
The Ifugao people are the ethnic group inhabiting Ifugao Province. They reside in the municipalities of Lagawe (capital of Ifugao), Aguinaldo, Alfonso Lista, Asipulo, Banaue, Hingyon, Hungduan, Kiangan, Lamut, Mayoyao, and Tinoc. The provinc ...
. Usually made from twilled
rattan
Rattan, also spelled ratan, is the name for roughly 600 species of Old World climbing palms belonging to subfamily Calamoideae. The greatest diversity of rattan palm species and genera are in the closed-canopy old-growth tropical forests of ...
or
bamboo
Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants making up the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. Giant bamboos are the largest members of the grass family. The origin of the word "bamboo" is uncertain, bu ...
and covered in a coating of
resin
In polymer chemistry and materials science, resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers. Resins are usually mixtures of organic compounds. This article focuses on natu ...
to make it waterproof.
*Kalugung - are the salakot of the
Kalinga people
The Kalinga people () are an indigenous ethnic group whose ancestral domain is in the Cordillera Mountain Range of the northern Philippines. They are mainly found in Kalinga province which has an area of 3,282.58 sq. km. Some of them, howeve ...
. They were usually made of rattan and nito, or from light wood. They were either shaped like a dome or a gently sloping cone.
*Kattukong - also known as katukong, tukong, or tabungaw, are the salakot of the
Ilocano and
Tinguian people
The Itneg (exonym "Tinguian" or "Tingguian") are an Austronesian ethnic group from the upland province of Abra in northwestern Luzon, in the Philippines.
Overview
The Itneg live in the mountainous area of Abra in northwestern Luzon who descen ...
, usually made from dried gourd reinforced with nito woven at the rim.
*Sadok or Sarok - refers to the different salakot designs of the
Visayan
Visayans (Visayan: ''mga Bisaya''; ) or Visayan people are a Philippine ethnolinguistic group or metaethnicity native to the Visayas, the southernmost islands of Luzon and a significant portion of Mindanao. When taken as a single ethnic group, ...
,
Bikolano
Central Bikol commonly called Bikol Naga, also known simply as Bikol, is an Austronesian language spoken by the Bicolanos, primarily in the Bicol Region of southern Luzon, Philippines. It is spoken in the northern and western part of Camarines S ...
, and
Mandaya people
The Lumad are a group of Austronesian indigenous people in the southern Philippines. It is a Cebuano term meaning "native" or "indigenous". The term is short for Katawhang Lumad (Literally: "indigenous people"), the autonym officially adopte ...
.
**Cebuano Sarok - Also known as Takokong in Sialo-dialect Cebuano. Features a lightweight and design-central design. It is made of woven stalks from the nito plant (''
Lygodium
''Lygodium'' (climbing fern) is a genus of about 40 species of ferns, native to tropical regions across the world, with a few temperate species in eastern Asia and eastern North America. It is the sole genus in the family Lygodiaceae in the Pter ...
'' spp.) and/or dried leaves or bamboo, creating a patterned net-like structure, with a signature six-petal flower design made from lighter leaves or thin bamboo wood plates secured at the very top of the hat.
**Bicolano Sadok - This salakot is made from anahaw leaves and bamboo and either features a pointed shape resembling
Mt Mayon, or a rounded shape with an inner attached hat fitted around the wearer's head. This is also the style of salakot worn in Leyte and Sorsogon.
**Mandaya Sadok - The Mandaya sadok is uniquely elongated from front to back, and are often decorated with feathers, tassels, and beads.
*Saro - are the salakot of the
Tausug people Tausug or Tausūg may refer to:
* Tausūg people
* Tausug language
** Tausug alphabet
Tausug (; Jawi: ; ms, Bahasa Suluk) is an Austronesian language spoken in the province of Sulu in the Philippines and in the eastern area of the state of ...
*Saruk - are the salakot of the
Yakan Yakan may refer to:
* Yakan people, a community of the Philippines
* Yakan language, a language of the Philippines
* Cape Yakan, in Russia
People with the name
* Adly Yakan Pasha (1864–1933), Egyptian politician
* Fathi Yakan (1933–2009), Le ...
and
Sama-Bajau people
The Sama-Bajau include several Austronesian ethnic groups of Maritime Southeast Asia. The name collectively refers to related people who usually call themselves the Sama or Samah (formally A'a Sama, "Sama people"); or are known by the exony ...
made from plaited rattan, nito and cotton. The Yakan version is characteristically dome-shaped with a wide crown. Both men and women can wear the saruk. Among men, they are worn over the traditional ''pis syabit'' headscarves.
*Sayap - also known as binalano or tapisan, are the salakot of the
Maguindanao people
The Maguindanao people are an Austronesian ethnic group from the Philippines. The Maguindanaon are part of wider political identity of Muslims of Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan known as Moro, who constitute the third largest ethnic group of Mindana ...
. They are made from
twill
Twill is a type of textile weave with a pattern of diagonal parallel ribs. It is one of three fundamental types of textile weaves along with plain weave and satin. It is made by passing the weft thread over one or more warp threads then under ...
ed bamboo and nito.
*S'laong - are the salakot of
T'boli people
The Tboli people () are one of the indigenous peoples of South Cotabato in southern Mindanao. In the body of ethnographic and linguistic literature on Mindanao, their name is variously spelt Tboli, T'boli, Tböli, Tagabili, Tagabilil, Tagabulul ...
. They are gender-specific. Men wore the shallow conical ''s'laong naf'', made from bamboo and rattan with geometric black-and-white designs. Women wore the wide-brimmed ''s'laong kinibang'' which was made from bamboo covered with a cloth lining that distinctively hang down the sides and back, usually decorated with bead fringes.
History
![Silver enlaid salakot](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/95/Silver_enlaid_salakot.jpg)
Salakot is part of the pre-colonial culture of the Philippines. The earliest record of salakot was in 1521 when
Antonio Pigafetta
Antonio Pigafetta (; – c. 1531) was an Venetian scholar and explorer. He joined the expedition to the Spice Islands led by explorer Ferdinand Magellan under the flag of the emperor Charles V and after Magellan's death in the Philippine Islands, ...
of
Ferdinand Magellan
Ferdinand Magellan ( or ; pt, Fernão de Magalhães, ; es, link=no, Fernando de Magallanes, ; 4 February 1480 – 27 April 1521) was a Portuguese explorer. He is best known for having planned and led the 1519 Spanish expedition to the East ...
's expedition described a "queen who wore a large hat of palm leaves in the manner of parasol, with a crown about it of the same leaves like the tiara of the pope; and she never goes any place without such one."
During the 19th century in the
Spanish colonial era, the salakot were worn as status symbols by members of the aristocratic class (the ''
Principalía
The ''principalía'' or Nobility, noble class was the ruling and usually educated upper class in the ''Municipality, pueblos'' of History of the Philippines (1521–1898), Spanish Philippines, comprising the ''gobernadorcillo'' (later called th ...
'') as part of the
barong tagalog ensemble.
These Spanish-era salakot were made from prized materials like tortoiseshell and elaborately decorated with gems and precious metals like silver, or, at times, gold. They also commonly had long ornate spikes tipped with horsehair, or have coins or pendants that hung around the rim.
[Roces, Alfredo Reyes; Cordero-Fernando, Gilda; Quirino, Carlos & Guttierez, Manuel C, eds. (1977). ''Filipino Heritage: the Making of a Nation'' (10 vols). Manila: Lahing Pilipino Pub. . OCLC 6088188. 1328526, Vol. 4, pp. 1106–1107.] Many depictions of ''
gobernadorcillo
The ''gobernadorcillo'' (, literally "little governor") was a municipal judge or governor in the Philippines during the Spanish colonial period, who carried out in a town the combined charges or responsibilities of leadership, economic, and judic ...
s'' and ''
cabezas de barangay'' would portray these colonial public functionaries as wearing ornate salakot.
[Alfredo R. Roces, et al., eds., ''Ethnic Headgear'' in ''Filipino Heritage: the Making of a Nation'', Philippines: Lahing Pilipino Publishing, Inc., 1977, Vol. VI, pp. 1106-1107.]
Pith helmets
![Philippine military uniforms - 1862](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Philippine_military_uniforms_-_1862.jpg)
Salakot were also widely used as military
sun hat
A sun hat (also known as the floppy hat, harvest hat or field hatInternational Hat Company. International Harvest Hat Company: A Brief History, 1917-1942 25th Anniversary Edition, St. Louis: International Hat Company, 1942, p. 3.) is any hat or he ...
s in the colonial-era Philippines by both native and Spanish troops in the
Spanish Army
The Spanish Army ( es, Ejército de Tierra, lit=Land Army) is the terrestrial army of the Spanish Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is one of the oldest active armies — dating back to the late 15th century.
The ...
and the
Guardia Civil
The Civil Guard ( es, Guardia Civil, link=no; ) is the oldest law enforcement agency in Spain and is one of two national police forces. As a national gendarmerie force, it is military in nature and is responsible for civil policing under the a ...
(where they were known as ''salacot''). They were commonly cloth-covered. This was copied first by the
French colonial
French colonial architecture includes several styles of architecture used by the French during colonization. Many former French colonies, especially those in Southeast Asia, have previously been reluctant to promote their colonial architecture ...
troops in
Indochina
Mainland Southeast Asia, also known as the Indochinese Peninsula or Indochina, is the continental portion of Southeast Asia. It lies east of the Indian subcontinent and south of Mainland China and is bordered by the Indian Ocean to the west an ...
who called it the ''salacco''.
British
British may refer to:
Peoples, culture, and language
* British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies.
** Britishness, the British identity and common culture
* British English, ...
and
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
troops in nearby regions followed suit and the salakot became a common headgear for colonial forces in the mid-19th century.
[Manuel Buzeta y Felipe Bravo, ''Diccionario geografico, estadistico, historico de las Islas Filipinas'', Charleston, South Carolina: 2011, Nabu Press, Vol. I, p. 241.]
The salakot was most widely adopted by the
British Empire
The British Empire was composed of the dominions, colonies, protectorates, mandates, and other territories ruled or administered by the United Kingdom and its predecessor states. It began with the overseas possessions and trading posts esta ...
. They began experimenting with derivative designs in search of a lightweight hat for troops serving in tropical regions. This led to a succession of designs ultimately resulting in the "Colonial pattern"
pith helmet
The pith helmet, also known as the safari helmet, salacot, sola topee, sun helmet, topee, and topi) is a lightweight cloth-covered helmet made of sholapith. The pith helmet originates from the Spanish Empire, Spanish military adaptation of the na ...
.
French marines also introduced the early version of the ''salacco'' to the
French Antilles
The French West Indies or French Antilles (french: Antilles françaises, ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Antiy fwansez) are the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean:
* The two overseas departments of:
** Guadeloup ...
, where it became the ''
salako
Salako is a hat from Îles des Saintes (French Antilles). It appeared towards the end of the 19th century. It is made on Terre-de-Bas Island by some last craftsmen who still have the art and the technics of its making.
Description
Salako is the ...
.''
Cultural significance
The salakot is a common symbol for Filipino identity, often worn by the
National personification
A national personification is an anthropomorphic personification of a state or the people(s) it inhabits. It may appear in political cartoons and propaganda.
Some early personifications in the Western world tended to be national manifestations ...
Juan dela Cruz
Juan de la Cruz or Maria de la Cruz (feminized form) is the national personification of the Philippines, often used to represent the "Filipino everyman." He is usually depicted wearing the native ''salakot'' hat, '' Barong Tagalog'', long pant ...
along with a
barong tagalog. The kattukung made from bottle gourd is also commonly associated with the 18th-century Ilocano revolutionary leader
Diego Silang
Diego Silang y Andaya (; December 16, 1730 – May 28, 1763) was a Filipino revolutionary leader who allied with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano state. His revolt was f ...
.
In 2012, Teofilo Garcia of
Abra in
Luzon
Luzon (; ) is the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Located in the northern portion of the Philippines archipelago, it is the economic and political center of the nation, being home to the country's capital city, Manila, as ...
, expert artisan of a special kind of ''salakot'' made of
bottle gourd
Calabash (; ''Lagenaria siceraria''), also known as bottle gourd, white-flowered gourd, long melon, birdhouse gourd, New Guinea bean, Tasmania bean, and opo squash, is a vine grown for its fruit. It can be either harvested young to be consumed ...
(''Lagenaria siceraria'') was awarded by the
National Commission for Culture and the Arts
The National Commission for Culture and the Arts of the Philippines ( fil, Pambansang Komisyon para sa Kultura at mga Sining, ceb, Nasodnong Komisyon alang sa Budaya ug mga Arte) is the official government agency for culture in the Philippines. ...
with the ''"Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan"'' (National Living Treasures Award) for his dedication to the traditional craft of making gourd salakot, affirming the status of the salakot as one of the
intangible cultural heritage of the Philippines
Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) includes traditions and living expressions that are passed down from generation to generation within a particular community.
The Philippines, with the National Commission for Culture and the Arts as the de facto ...
under the traditional craftsmanship category.
Gallery
File:Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Money Museum salakot display.jpg, Salakot displayed in the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (; commonly abbreviated as BSP in both Filipino and English) is the central bank of the Philippines. It was established on July 3, 1993, pursuant to the provision of Republic Act 7653 or the New Central Bank Act ...
Money Museum
File:Ilocos Indians.jpg, Illustration of an Ilocano man and woman. The man is wearing a ''kattukong''. c.1820
File:El pescador de Sacag (Félix Resurrección Hidalgo).jpg, ''El pescador de Sacag'', a painting of a fisherman with a salakot by Félix Resurrección Hidalgo
Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla (February 21, 1855 – March 13, 1913) was a Filipino artist. He is acknowledged as one of the greatest Filipino painters of the late 19th century, and is significant in Philippine history for having been an ...
, c.1875
File:Silver-inlaid tortoiseshell salakot.jpg, Tortoiseshell
Tortoiseshell or tortoise shell is a material produced from the shells of the larger species of tortoise and turtle, mainly the hawksbill sea turtle, which is a critically endangered species according to the IUCN Red List largely because of its ...
salakot with inlaid silver in the Villa Escudero Museum
File:Filipino Peasant with coat & salacot Tipos del País by Justiniano Asuncion.jpg, A Filipino peasant with a salakot and traditional raincoat, by Justiniano Asuncion
Justiniano (born Josue Rivera) is an American comic book artist.
His work includes the ''Doctor Fate'' feature in the 8-issue ''Countdown (comic book), Countdown'' spin-off ''Countdown to Mystery'' miniseries (with the late writer Steve Gerber) ...
, c.1841
File:Salakots and women's hats (1900).jpg, Various types of salakot from the Philippines, c.1900. The inner headband is visible on the middle right salakot.
File:Three Moro women in Jolo, Sulu.jpg, Three Sama-Bajau
The Sama-Bajau include several Austronesian ethnic groups of Maritime Southeast Asia. The name collectively refers to related people who usually call themselves the Sama or Samah (formally A'a Sama, "Sama people"); or are known by the exonym ...
women from Jolo, Sulu
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, parts ...
wearing ''saruk'', c.1900
File:Parangal Dance Co. performing Jota Manileña at 14th AF-AFC 03.JPG, Dancers performing ''Jota Manileña'', the man is wearing a barong tagalog with a salakot
File:Cuadrillero by José Honorato Lozano.jpg, ''Cuadrillero'' by José Honorato Lozano
José Honorato Lozano (1815 or 1821-1885) was a Filipino painter born in Manila. He is best known as the pioneering practitioner of the art form known as Letras y figuras, in which the letters of a patron's name is composed primarily by contoured a ...
, depicting a 'cuadrillero' or village police (local deputies or constables) in a salakot with a horsehair plume, c.1847
File:Gabriela Silang 1974 stamp of the Philippines.jpg, Revolutionary leader Gabriela Silang
María Josefa Gabriela Cariño de Silang (; 19 March 1731 – 20 September 1763) was a Filipino military leader best known for her role as the female leader of the Ilocano independence movement from Spain. She took over from her second husband ...
shown wearing a ''salakot'' in a 1974 postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper issued by a post office, postal administration, or other authorized vendors to customers who pay postage (the cost involved in moving, insuring, or registering mail), who then affix the stamp to the fa ...
File:La Yndia del Campo tiendera by Justiniano Asuncion.jpg, ''La Yndia del Campo Tiendera'' by Justiniano Asuncion
Justiniano (born Josue Rivera) is an American comic book artist.
His work includes the ''Doctor Fate'' feature in the 8-issue ''Countdown (comic book), Countdown'' spin-off ''Countdown to Mystery'' miniseries (with the late writer Steve Gerber) ...
See also
*
Buntal hat
*
Kasa
Kasa may refer to
Places
*Kasa (kingdom), a former kingdom in Senegal
*Kasa, Sweden, a village in northern Sweden
*Kasa District, Kyoto, a district in Kyoto, Japan
*Kasa Khurd, a village in Maharashtra, India
*Kasa-Vubu (commune), a district in t ...
*
Asian conical hat
The Asian conical hat is a simple style of conically shaped sun hat originating in East, South and Southeast Asia; and notable in modern-day nations and regions of China, Taiwan, parts of Outer Manchuria, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, In ...
*
History of the Philippines (1521–1898)
Earliest hominin activity in the Philippine archipelago is dated back to at least 709,000 years ago. ''Homo luzonensis'', a species of archaic humans, was present on the island of Luzon at least 67,000 years ago. The earliest known anatomically ...
*
Barong tagalog
References
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