Tausug

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The Tausug or SULUK people are an ethnic group in the Philippines and Malaysia. The term Tausug was derived from two words tau and sug (on suluk) meaning “people of the current” referring to their homelands in the same thing , with the former being the phonetic evolution in the Philippines of the latter( the L being dropped and thus the two short U’s merging into one long
U). the Tausug people in SABAH refer to themselves as Tausug but refers to their race as
SULUK as documented in official documents such as birth certificates in Sabah, Malaysia the Tausug are part of the wider Moro ethnic group, who constitute the sixth largest Filipino ethnic group.

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The Tausug mats show exemplary work done by their weavers. They have great weaving skills that can be seen in their silk sashes, shoulder cloth or in their male head dresses called pis siyabit.
Their designs are mostly linear and geometric.
Tausug art also include the embroidery that they do. Since they are known for their prizedsilk threads, the embroidery found in their pillow cases, table cloths etc are of value.
Due to the Tausug’s religion which is mostly Islamic, their aren’t allowed to create art worksthat show human or animal forms which is why they go for more abstract motifs. This decision didn’t come out as bad at all because they have been creating abstract anddifferent motifs that aren’t commonly seen. Another form of art that they have are their weapons. Weapons have become more of valueto them. Weapons that had intricate or elaborate patterns in their blades have either afloral or geometric incision.

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designs are mostly linear and geometric.  Tausug

art also include the embroidery that they do. Since they are known for their prized silk threads, the embroidery found in their pillow cases, table cloths etc. are of value.

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Due to the Tausug’s religion which is mostly Islamic, their aren’t allowed to create art works that show human