Filipino Headcloth: "Tubao"
Collection: Everyday Connections
Object Category: Traditional Clothing and Adornment
Object Type: Clothing
Country: Philippines
Continent: Asia
Geographic Region: Eastern Asia
Materials: Cotton, Metal String
width: 20 in;
height: 20 in;
depth: .12 in
This Filipino headscarf is called a "tubao." The handwoven headscarf is usually worn by male members of some tribes in the Visayas and Mindao. Each tribe has distinctive patterns for its tubaos.
The cloth is cotton with metal thread.
Source:
https://outstandingstudentscircleofiloilo.blogspot.com/p/the-tubao.html