BAKIDAN 



A famous Kalinga chief, in fighting trim, noted for his 

 braverj' in the face of the enemy 



TH]; i?oof-tre;e; 



The Ilongots occasionally 

 build quite large and fairh" 

 well constructed housas, to 

 which access is had by means 

 of knotched tree trunks used 

 in lieu of ladders or stairs. 

 From each end of the ridge- 

 pole of such a house extends a 

 hornlike piece of wood, which 

 curves gently upward (p. 848). 



Their houses are usually very 

 filthy, and are scantily fur- 

 nished with only the articles 

 strictly necessary to make it 

 possible for a rather primitive 

 people to grow rice, yams, and 

 corn, take fish and game, at- 

 tack their enemies, and defend 

 themselves. 



Ilongots are especially skill- 

 ful in hunting deer, which they 

 drive into nets and then dis- 

 patch with arrows or lances. 



Some of the members of 

 this tribe are almost as no- 

 madic as are the neighboring 

 Negritos, while others have 

 fairly permanent places of 

 residence. They plant rice and 

 sweet potatoes in considerable 

 quantity, and also grow some 

 sugar-cane, which they use to 

 make a sour fermented alco- 

 holic drink. Ground is usually 

 prepared for planting by gird- 

 ling and killing forest trees, 

 which stand so closely together 

 that the earth between them is 

 free from grass or under- 

 brush. 



TREACHEROUS CHARACTERISTICS 



Until very recently the sev- 

 eral Ilongot settlements have 

 been quite constantly at war 

 with each other, and the peo- 

 ple of this tribe have annually 

 murdered considerable nimi- 

 bers of Christian natives. 



The Ilongots almost invaria- 

 bly attack from ambush, lying 

 concealed near trails and rush- 

 ing upon their enemies from 

 behind after the latter have 

 passed. 



They usually cut ofif the 



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