Worn by contemporary women in predominantly Muslim communities as well the royalties and other people from many walks of life in their various social functions. They are worn to celebrate important events.
The picture below is an example of wearing it during a celebration like a wedding, where the dancers showcased different designs and patterns of 'Inaul'. They danced the famous 'Kapa-malong Malong', also called 'Sambi sa Malong', this dance shows the many ways of wearing an 'Inaul' malong. The traditional women's version shows this cloth of countless colorful designs; used mostly as a skirt, woven in many different ways, depending on the purpose of the wearer. Other ways the women wear malong is as a shawl, a mantle, or a head-piece.
During more recent dance documentation, a men's version was derived. This version shows in masculine rendition, how men don the malong displaying its use as a sash or waist-band, shorts or bahag, and a head-gear that can be either functional while working in the fields, or decorative as a turban.
(Source: Kapa-malong Malong on Likha.Org, licensed under CC-BY)
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| Photo Credits: Rohanie Baraguir-Datumanong Malong & Muslim dress worn by the dancers during a wedding. |
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