AN IFUGAO HEAD-HUNTER 



His house has an ornamental frieze of skulls running around it at the height of the floor. 



of which he is very proud 



dog's teeth or of crocodile's teeth are 

 much in vogue. 



The dress of the women almost in- 

 variably consists of a narrow skirt reach- 

 ing from the waist, where it is fastened 

 by a girdle, to the knee, and open up 

 one side. Upper garments are practi- 

 cally unknown except in regions where 

 the inhabitants have come much in con- 

 tact with Filipinos. AVomen commonly 

 tattoo the arms and hands only. They 

 have ear ornaments similar to those of 

 the men, and wear necklaces made of 

 dog's or crocodile's teeth, brightly col- 

 ored seeds, and beads. 



They do not cut the hair, but allow it 

 to grow long. Some of them wear large 

 switches made of hair from their dead 

 ancestors. 



well-eashioned weapons 



The Bontoc Igorots not only fashion 

 well-shaped head-axes and lances, but 

 inake and burn good earthen pots and 

 artistic clay pipe-bowls. The people of 

 Mayinit make salt ; those of Samoqui 

 make excellent earthen pots. The women 

 of a number of towns near the Lepanto 



border weave blankets, and many of the 

 other women make strong, serviceable 

 cloth from thread of twisted bark fiber. 

 Some of the men cast and finish rather 

 elaborate brass pipe-bowls, and there are 

 some other small manufacturing indus- 

 tries. 



A number of distinct types of houses 

 are to be foimd among the Bontoc Igo- 

 rots, and this is not to be wondered at, 

 as their territory abuts on that of the 

 Lepanto Igorots on the southwest and 

 upon that of the Tingians and Kalingas 

 on the west and the north. From the 

 Ifugaos on the east they are separated 

 by a high mountain range. Along the 

 borders of their territorv their houses 

 resemble more or less those of the neigh- 

 boring tribes, but the commonest type of 

 house has a fairly high roof, within 

 which is a storeroom, and is without 

 sides, the floor being of dirt and inclosed 

 by a low wall of boards, resembling a 

 tight board fence. This does not reach 

 up to the overhanging roof. The house 

 is entered by a sort of gate at one end. 



There are two stalls separated by a low 

 partition on the left. In one of these 



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