The Arrival of the Malay Datus Item Number: 1262/332 a-c from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Tryptich panels. Three very heavy, deeply carved, dark brown panels which form a tryptich when assembled.
Called "The Arrival of the Malay Datus (in Panay Island marking the beginning of Malay settlement in the Philippines)." The carving is based on a drawing by Angono's muralist Carlos 'Botong' V. Francisco, a Philippine national artist. The artists (all brothers) who carved the panels also did 12 similar panels for the Philippine Pavilion at the New York World's Fair in 1964.