subproviiice of Apayao. 

 into which the Span- 

 iards were never able to 

 penetrate, there dwells 

 a population of some 

 53,000 souls who have 

 in the past been va- 

 riously referred to as 

 "Apayaos," "Igorotes," 

 and "Kalingas." They 

 are not Kalingas, nor 

 do they seem to be 

 worthy of any distinct 

 tribal designation. It is 

 believed that they have 

 a common origin with 

 the more civilized Tin- 

 gians, and that they are 

 today in substantially 

 the same stage of civi- 

 lization as were the 

 Tingians of Abra 200 

 years ago. They are 

 now just being brought 

 under governmental 

 control and compara- 

 tively little is known of 

 their head-hunting cus- 

 toms. 



They are people of 

 medium stature. Many 

 of them are slenderly 

 and gracefully shaped. 

 The men usually wear 

 very large clouts, which 

 are dyed a light indigo 

 blue. They also wear 

 short jackets of gay 

 cloth similar to those 

 worn by the Kalingas, 

 Around their heads 

 they wind turbans with 

 alternating bands of 

 bright scarlet and yel- 

 low. The men "bang" 

 their hair low over their 

 eyes, but otherwise do 

 not cut it. Indeed, 

 they supplement the 

 natural growth by add- 

 ing switches, after the 

 manner of the women 

 of other tribes. Their 

 most characteristic or- 

 naments are elaborate 

 groups of pendants 

 made from mother-of- 



A YOUNG BONTOC IGOROT WOMAN 



Note the enormous hole in the lobe of the ear. To bring this 

 about a small opening is first cut, into which tiny pieces of wood_ are 

 forced, gradually increasing in size until the hole becomes an inch 

 or more in diameter (see page 895). 



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