16 THE MANOBOS OF MINDANAO— GARVAN 



Both sexes are tattooed on the breast, arms, and fingers, but it is customary for women to 

 have an extra design on the calves of the legs and sometimes on the whole leg. 



As to the Christianized Manobos, it is obvious that the great majority have adopted the 

 garb of their Bisaya brethren and abandoned the use of ornaments and mutilations characteristic 

 of their pagan compeers. The change was enjoined by Spanish missionaries for religious reasons 

 and, in the case of clothing, was encouraged by Bisaya traders for commercial motives, but did 

 not benefit the new Christians, as far as my observation goes, either religiously, financially, or 

 esthetically. 



