THE ILONGOT OR IBILAO OF LUZON 



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Here are some important occupied sites that go by the names of Kam- 

 pote, Kanatwan, Kanadem, Makebengat, Oyao and Biruk, as well as 

 others. Homes are shifted from time to time as new clearings have to 

 be made, and the name of a community's home will vary and can not 

 always be relied on. All of these communities seem to be in fairly 

 friendly relations with one another, though they are not bound together 

 by tribal or political ties. Southeast on the rough hillsides of the 

 Kaseknan River, the country first traversed by Mr. Bryant's party in 

 January, 1909, are several communities of very wild Ilongot, Sugak, 

 Kumian and Dakgang. These places were greatly alarmed by the 



An Ilongot Man at Work in Clearing. 



He wears the peculiarly shaped Ilongot knife, the usual head covering and a shell 

 ear-ring. The wavy hair on head, face and limbs strongly^uggests the Negrito. 



approach of the party and used every effort to persuade it to pass 

 without visiting at their houses. Conversations had to be held by 

 shouting back and forth across deep gorges, and approach was very 

 difficult. These people have scattered rancherias toward Baler and 

 sustain trading relations with the Tagalog of that town, but are hostile 

 with the Ilongot of the Nueva Vizcaya jurisdiction. Appurtenant to 

 the towns of Karanglan and Pantabangan are a few minor communi- 

 ties, among them Patakgao. Finally, further north on the Rio Kaga- 



