Kitab Article V Section 7 C Personal Items

Article V. Land and Livelihood

Section 7. Names of Properties

C. Personal Items
(1) Segkil–Worn by women around their ankles, a symbol of their ethnicity
(2) Sugot–Worn around the wrists by women and men
(3) Tunggal–Worn on the ears by women and men
(4) Tising–Worn on the finger of women and men
(5) Basak–Worn on the neck of men and women
(6) Tubow–Symbol of datus that is put on the head
(7) Plegkasin–Worn around the wrist when using an arrow to increase the accuracy of the weapon
(8) Lubing–Used for sleeping
(9) Sinulog–Clothes of women during occasions
(10) Sudong–Head ornament of women, used to attract men
(11) Kegal–Worn by both men and women
(12) Selowel–Worn by men
(13) Pakul–Used to tie women’s hair
(14) Ules Sutela–Scarf wound by datus around their head, red in color
(15) Segege (hog’s hair)–Used for cleaning teeth by women and men
(16) Panumfa–Used for shaving men’s moustaches
(17) Swat–Used for doing hair
(18) Kebel–Used for a person to be impenetrable against bullets
(19) Hukow–Used to make hair shiny
(20) Tedong–Head covering when hot
(21) Sapeyo–Head covering to protect oneself from the sun
(22) Tekes–Worn on the feet as an ornament by men
(23) Demelag–Soap or liquid for bathing by the tribe
(24) Blogo–Soap of the tribe
(25) Byu-o–Liquid soap
(26) Tebangaw–Soap for the body
(27) Kelagbog–Fruit of the tribe that can be found in the forest
(28) Lunot Kalah–Used as a loincloth and clothes
(29) Lunot Lakeg–Blanket of the tribe
(30) Tekoyob–Covering for a woman’s private parts
(31) Daon Bangi–Covering for a man’s private parts in the past

(This post is a part of a series on Kitab, the customary law of the Dulangan Manobos. See my introductory post for the list of posts containing all the sections of the law. You may also see the original Filipino version on Scribd.)