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Two Images of a Bontoc Igorot Man

Photo on left shows a smiling, barefoot Bontoc Igorot boy wearing a loincloth. Photo on right shows a Bontoc Igorot man dressed in a suit and tie.

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These images represent one justification for “Manifest Destiny” and the US’s colonization of the Philippines. The transition of the barefoot boy on the left to the respectable doctor on the right romanticized the “civilizing” impact of colonial expansion without regard for the loss of indigeneity.

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05.02.02

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Two Images of a Bontoc Igorot Man

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1914

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Republic of the Philippines

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https://visualizingcultures.mit.edu/photography_and_power_02/dw02_essay04.html

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Multimedia details

Publisher

MIT Visualizing Cultures

Date

1914

Location

Republic of the Philippines

Type

Image

Format

Drawing

File Format

jpg

Source

Visualizing Cultures, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

05.02.004.IMG

Publisher

MIT Visualizing Cultures

Date

1914

Location

Republic of the Philippines

Type

Image

Format

Drawing

File Format

jpg

Source

Visualizing Cultures, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Licensor

Public Domain

MUMI Number

05.02.004.IMG

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