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Reposted from our social media. We discuss Carl Johan Alfred Skogman, Sweden's first circumnavigation of the world, Skogman's illustration Tagal (1854-1855) and its subject wearing Barong Tagalog and other filipiñiana clothing and accessories.

Reposted from our social media. We look at and discuss the illustration Tagalen mit Kampfhähnen, the subjects of this piece and the barongs and other filipiñiana clothing and accessories they wear.

Reposted from our social media. We look at and discuss an illustrated advertisement, from German meat company Liebig Fleishwerke, called Bilder von den Philippinen . . . Auf dem Markt (1885). We discuss the various people in this outdoor market scene and their clothing, including Barong Tagalog, camisa de chino, baro't saya, and other filipiñiana clothing and accessories.

Reposted from our social media. We discuss the life of German artist Conrad Georg Ermisch, and we look at and talk about his illustration Hahnenkampf in einer Strasse Manilas (Philippinen) (1898), the subjects in the piece and the garments they wear, like Barong Tagalog, camisa de chino and baro't saya.

Reposted from our social media. We discuss the illustration Gessellschaftliche Vergnügungen in Manila [Social Entertainment in Manila] (1864), from Gustav Spiess, the subjects of this drawing and their clothing, including Barong Tagalog and baro't saya. We also compare this to the original illustration by English artist Charles W. Andrews that inspired this German piece, and we look at another similar piece from Frenchman Antoine-Alfred Marché.

Reposted from our social media. We look at and discuss the illustration Bewohner der Philippinen (German for "Inhabitants of the Philippines") (1871), its female subject in baro't saya, and its male subject in Barong Tagalog.

Reposted from our social media. We look at and discuss Strassenszene in Manila (1864) from Gustav Spiess, examine the clothing of the female and male subjects, including baro't saya and barong, and compare this piece to C. W. Andrews' Untitled (1861) piece that is almost identical.

Resposted from our social media. We discuss the Prussian Expedition to East Asia, the illustration "Tagalen auf der Insel Luzon" from Gustav Spiess, and compare that to its predecessor illustration by Charles W. Andrews. We also discuss the subjects of the illustrations and their clothing and accesories, including Barong Tagalog and baro't saya.

Reposted from our social media. We look at the illustration titled Eingeborene Luzons [Natives of Luzon] (1861) by Austrian artist Joseph Selleny, and we discuss the subjects and their clothing and accessories, like Barong Tagalog, baro't saya, and other filipiñiana articles.

Reposted from our social media. We discuss the Novara Expedition, which stopped in the Philippines and gave rise to Austrian artwork depicting Philippine life and people. We also talk about Dr. Karl Ritter von Scherzer, Joseph Selleny and their piece Strasse in der Borstadt Binondo (1861), which includes images of men in Barong Tagalog and other people walking around in Binondo.

Reposted from our social media. We look at a few illustrations from a seried titled Islas Filipinas. Cultivo y Recoleccion del Tabaco en Cagayan del Norte. (1880) and discuss how the farm worker subjects wear their barongs, baro't saya and other clothing and accessories.

Reposted from our social media. We examine the Spanish illustration titled Tipos Filipinos. Gobernadorcillo. Chino Cargador de Agua. (1872) We also discuss how two men on opposite sides of the social spectrum wear Barong Tagalog, camisa de chino and other clothing and accessories.