Tawi-Tawi
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Tawi-Tawi, officially the Province of Tawi-Tawi, is an island province in the Philippines located in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao. The capital of Tawi-Tawi is Bongao.
Panguan Island
Bud Bongao
Aerial view of Simunul Island
Sama-Bajau
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The Sama-Bajau include several Austronesian ethnic groups of Maritime Southeast Asia. The name collectively refers to related people who usually call themselves the Sama or Samah; or are known by the
Tawi-Tawi
…Archaeological Site, which has been declared as an Important Cultural Treasure by the government in 2017. Much of the Tawi-tawi area was the center of Sama culture and arts for hundreds of years. Some islands are sites of centuries-old traditional burial grounds featuring traditional Sama okil carvings of…
Sabah West Coast Bajau women in traditional dress
Semporna Sabah Malaysia Igal Dancer 01
Bajaus tribe sign at the Mari Mari Cultural Village in Inanam, Kota Kinabalu District of Sabah, Malaysia
Two West Coast Bajau women (Bajau Samah) in traditional dress, Sandakan District, British North Borneo, c. 1920–1930s