The Snapshots in Time Collection

Portrait of Two Young Women in Traditional Highland Dress with Companions, Northern Luzon, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s

Portrait of Two Young Women in Traditional Highland Dress with Companions, Northern Luzon, Philippines, c. 1920s-1930s

Two young women pose in traditional beaded necklaces, woven wrap-skirts, and headbands characteristic of the indigenous highland peoples of northern Luzon's Cordillera region. Photographs such as this were often taken by American visitors and officials during the colonial period, documenting the distinct textile and adornment traditions of Igorot and related communities. Project: 218617