Original sentence: 1590), which potrayed members of the elite from various peoples in the Visayas and Luzon.Among the most prominent of these portrayals was that of the Boxer Codex (c.Gold was plentiful enough that local elites did not feel the need to acquire large amounts of it, and only sought it as the need arose, by trading with settlements which produced it through low intensity mining.Gold was readily available throughout the Philippine archipelago, and gold items were valued as symbols of power and markers of elite status, although studies of grave artifacts suggest that these items were not as valued in precolonial Philippines as traded ornaments were.Gold was used for various decorative and ceremonial items, as clothing, and also as currency.The extensive use of gold during early Philippine history is well-documented, both in the archeological record and in the various written accounts from precolonial and early Spanish colonial times
Edited sentence: 1590), where nobilities in the Visayas and Luzon have been portrayed accurately.The natives of the Philippines, especially the nobility class, were gold-draped, as depicted in the Boxer Codex (c