Motherhood in the Philippines NGM-v31-p562
Summary
MOTHERHOOD IN THE PHILIPPINES.
"He doesn't know that, after his mother, Uncle Sam is his best friend. Had he belonged to an earlier generation his childhood would have been spent at work in the fields until he was old enough to join father in head-hunting. Under American direction, the future probably holds for him an education and a respectable career as a farmer or as a member of the native police. At present he is just a healthy little Ifugao; mother's back is a warm and comfortable reality—and "Who is Uncle Sam, anyway?" - "
Tags
black and white photographs of adults with babies
black and white photographs of women
ifugao
ifugao people
mothers and children
national geographic magazine june 1917
people from ifugao
philippines in the 1910 s
photographs by harriet chalmers adams
women of the philippines
ethnic groups
Date
1910
Source
Wikimedia Commons
Link
Copyright info
public domain