Sawpair pesants
Name/Title
Sawpair pesantsEntry/Object ID
2000.1E.192Description
Black and white photograph of March 1900 Sawpair pesants Mindanao was a center of strong resistance to both Spanish and later American colonial forces, with leaders like Datu Uto and Datu Ali fiercely defending their communities and culture for decades. The men in the photo embody a long history of independent leadership and established social order that resisted foreign rule.Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Samoan