Traditional Manobo men own a cloth bag called
puyot, into which they put their betel quid and other
important things. According to Defending the Land, a book on
ancestral domain claims in Mindanao, a puyot is “usually colored blue” and
“slung around [the] forehead even in plowing the field, to reach out to while
resting from the task.
The other puyot displayed in Delesan Menubo is
plaid and looks more “tribal.” Its string is also made of abaca, a native
fiber. The string of the blue puyot, shown in the first photo above, is made of
a synthetic material.
Just like how they wear their
tubaw, Manobo men wear their puyot as
they please. This grandfather prefers to sling the string on his shoulder and
keep the cloth bag on his chest.
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