A TII^LKR OF THE SOIL 



This Igorot has worked on the precipitous mountain sides until his prehensile toes have 



become almost deformed 



Men and women are of medium size 

 and have clean, well-developed bodies. 

 The men let their hair grow long, bind- 

 ing it up on their heads with strips of 

 cloth or handkerchiefs. Many of them 

 are possessed of shirts and trousers, 

 which they wear on state occasions, 

 usually going back to their clouts, how- 

 ever, if there is any hard work to be 

 done. 



PECULIAR IDEAS OE PERSONAL BEAUTY 



The women of this tribe ornament 

 their arms with series of bracelets and 



armlets, which often extend from wrist 

 to shoulder. They constrict the middle 

 of the forearm during early girlhood and 

 continue to wear tight armlets on the 

 constricted portion throughout life, so 

 that their forearms become somewhat 

 hourglass-shaped, this being considered 

 a mark of great beauty in spite of the 

 unsightly swelling of the wrists which 

 results. 



In the more remote villages upper gar- 

 ments are not ordinarily worn by women 

 and girls, but this rule does not hold for 



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