Many societies highly regard physical beauty because it affords a person admiration, privilege, and status. Sometimes the cost of attractiveness is bodily pain. What did Filipinos have to bear for beauty?
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Object Rewind E05: The History of Body Ornamentation in Philippine Culture

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Many societies highly regard physical beauty because it affords a person admiration, privilege, and status. Sometimes the cost of attractiveness is bodily pain. What did Filipinos have to bear for beauty?

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Pre-Colonial History, Indigenous Peoples, Society

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