A NEST OF PUAS THAT WERE; CONCEAI^ED BY THE UNDERGROWTH 



Puas are sharpened strips of bamboo which are set for the feet of the unwary by Kalingas, 



Bontoc Jgorots, and Ifugaos alike 



sometimes take the place of wooden ear 

 plugs. The tattoo patterns are elaborate 

 and often cover arms, chest, and back 

 very completely. 



ORNAMENTS 



On state occasions well-to-do Kalinga 

 men ornament their hair with tufts of 

 scarlet feathers, to the tips of which 

 bright yellow feathers have been at- 

 tached by means of bits of beeswax. 

 Hibiscus flowers and marigolds are also 

 often used as hair ornaments, and in the 

 vicinity of Lubuagan, where the territory 

 of the Kalingas joins that of the Bontoc 

 Igorots, it is not unusual to see men 

 wearing on the backs of their heads the 

 jaunty little rattan caps characteristic of 

 the latter tribe. However, the Kalingas 

 are not content to take these caps as they 

 find them, but cover them with carefully 

 matched beads of agate or imitation 

 agate. Agate beads, by the way, are 

 their most highly prized possession, and 

 the older and rougher the beads the 

 greater their value. 



Armlets or necklaces are the only 

 other ornaments of the men, but the skin 

 of their chests and backs, and often that 

 of their faces and arms as well, is in 

 many cases covered with elaborate and 

 beautiful tattooing. 



Most of the Kalinga women have skirts 

 reaching well below their knees, and in 

 some instances clear to the ground. 

 These skirts may be made of hand- 

 somely embroidered fabrics woven by 

 the women themselves, but more com- 

 monly are fashioned from gaudily col- 

 ored and large-figured imported cotton 

 goods. Unlike the women of neighbor- 

 ing tribes, they usually wear a short 

 caniisa, or upper garment. It fits the 

 body tightly and has sleeves. The wives 

 of rich men are fairly loaded down with 

 necklaces of agate or imitation agate 

 beads. 



"Switches" are added to the abundant 

 hair with which nature has favored them, 

 and their heads are often piled high with 

 raven tresses into which are stuck beau- 



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