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This antique stereoview card, titled \"Mealtime in a Filipino Home,\" offers a fascinating 3D glimpse into daily life and cultural dining practices within a traditional Filipino household. Published by the renowned Keystone View Company, a prominent American stereograph publisher, this stereoview is identified by the view number P135 (10093). The black and white image vividly portrays a group of people gathered around a low table, likely made of bamboo, under a thatched roof, engaging in a communal meal. The scene highlights the use of natural materials and traditional customs, providing an educational and culturally rich perspective of early 20th-century life in the Philippine Islands.The reverse side of this stereoview card features a detailed printed description, transcribing as follows: \"P 135—(10093) MEAL TIME IN A FILIPINO HOME What a queer dinner table. It is made of bamboo. The top part is wood. The benches are planks. It looks to us like a picnic table. But it is in a Filipino house. If you were there you would see that some of the food is like ours. Probably they have steamed rice for dinner. They almost always do. Maybe the rice you eat comes from the Philippine Islands where these people live. Then they eat bananas and fish. So do we. But they have also food that we never saw. Did you ever taste roasted buffalo, or wild boar\'s meat? Did you ever taste a salad made from the young green tips of bamboo? Did you ever see a fruit called pawpaw? It tastes like melon. Did you ever eat a dish made from a kind of beetle? And strangest of all, they eat, when they can get them, a certain kind of bird\'s nest. When they wish to drink something besides water, they use the fresh, sweet milk from the coconut, or coco wine, or tuba. Tuba is the sap of the coconut palm. Their drinking cups are the shells of coconuts. Their jars and bottles a joint of bamboo. Their bowls are sometimes carved wood. How should you like to take dinner with this family? You would not starve. COPYRIGHTED BY THE KEYSTONE VIEW COMPANY\". This original stereoview, made in U.S.A., is an excellent collectible for enthusiasts of historical ethnography, stereograph collections, and antique American photographic ephemera, offering a tangible connection to the past and a window into global cultures.Verified Specifications:
Item Type: Stereoview Card Keystone View Company
Subject Matter: Mealtime, Filipino Home, Cultural Dining, Daily Life
View Title & Number: P135 (10093) - Mealtime in a Filipino Home
Format/Mount Type: Cardboard mount
Materials: Meadville, Pa., New York, Chicago, Ill., London, England. Made in U.S.A.
Logos/Graphics: Keystone View Company text
Identifiers: P135 (10093), COPYRIGHTED BY THE KEYSTONE VIEW COMPANY
Dimensions: Approximately 7 inches wide
