Colorized Datu Balon, Bagobo Chieftain, c 1902-1904

Here is my colorization of a Philippine native tribe warrior, a 19 year old Datu Balon, a Bagobo Chieftain of Mindanao in the Southern Philippines. The original b&w photo was part of a the Louisiana Purchase Exposition in Saint Louis, Missouri in 1904.showcasing some of the peoples from US possessions, including local American Indians and other tribes worldwide. The Philippines was conquered by the US from Spain in 1999. Photographed by the Gerhard Sisters circa 1902-1904, downloaded from the U.S. Library of Congress.

 

Colorized Vintage Portrait of a Women from the Ignet Tribe in Northern Philippines (circa 1910)

This is a colorized vintage portrait of a woman from the Itneg tribe found in the northern Philippines, particularly in the Abra province.  Apart form the Malay race features (no blues or green eyes), several coloring options on the clothes and ornaments can be made and this is one I did. The original vintage photo below was among the few large portraits I can find only dealing with Philippine historic fashions and peoples.  Most are small in the 300-500pixel range with too little details to colorize leaving more room for guesswork.   

This work appeared in the  2nd edition of the 12-volume Enclopedia of Philippine Art produced by the Cultural Center of the Philippines, which was launched in May 2019  It is captioned in one of the pages under the People Section on the 3rd volume, describing the visual arts of the Tinguian or Itned Tribes of Northern Philippines.