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Excerpt from Dress and Adornment in the Mountain Province of Luzon, Philippine Islands These seven groups are very easily distinguished simply by looking at their clothing, and even casual observers can readily determine to what group or tribe the majority of individuals, especially women, belong. This does not mean, however, that there is no tribal over lapping at all in clothing and adornment. Customs. An article of dress or an ornament typical of one area may begin to be worn in the border villages of a neighboring area, but such articles of dress or ornaments are usually only accessory ones and sometimes can be noticed only upon close examination. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.