The Bontoc Igorot: An Electronic Transcription

About this eBook

Author

Jenks, Albert Ernest, 1869-1953

Title

The Bontoc Igorot

Credits

Produced by Jeroen Hellingman

Language

English

LoC Class

DS: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Asia

Subject

Ethnology -- Philippines

Category

Text

eBook-No.

3308

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/3308

Release Date

March 18, 2005

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.The Bontoc Igorot
2. 2.Manila 1905 — Letter of Transmittal — Table of Contents — Illustrations — Preface — Introduction — Chapter I — The Igorot Culture Group
3. 3.Igorot land
4. 4.Igorot peoples — Chapter II — The Bontoc Culture Group
5. 5.Bontoc culture area
6. 6.Marks of Bontoc culture
7. 7.The Bontoc man — Introduction — Historical sketch — Somatology — Man — Woman — Child — Pathology — Chapter III — General Social Life
8. 8.The pueblo — Ato — Pabafunan and fawi — Olag — Afong
9. 9.The family — Childbirth — Twins — Abortion — Child — Care of child in parents’ dwelling — Naming — Circumcision — Amusements — Puberty — Life in olag — Marriage — Divorce — The widowed — Orphans — The aged
10. 10.Sickness, disease, and remedies
11. 11.Death and burial — Chapter IV — Economic Life
12. 12.Production — Natural production — Hunting — Figure 1. — Fishing — Vegetal production — Cultural production — Agriculture — Figure 2. — Figure 3. — Figure 4. — Zoöculture — Clothing production — Implement and utensil production — Weapon production — Figure 5. — Figure 6. — Pipe production, and smoking — Fire making — Division of labor — Wages, and exchange of labor
13. 13.Distribution — Theft — Conquest
14. 14.Consumption — Foods — Beverages — Salt — Figure 7. — Sugar — Meals and mealtime
15. 15.Transportation
16. 16.Commerce — Barter — Sale — Medium of exchange — Measure of exchange value — Standard of value — Palay currency — Trade routes — Trade languages and traders — Stages of commerce
17. 17.Property right — Personal property of individual — Personal property of group — Real property of individual — Real property of group — Public property — Sale of property — Rent, loan, and lease of property
18. 18.Inheritance and bequest
19. 19.Tribute, tax, and “rake off” — Chapter V — Political Life and Control
20. 20.Crimes, detection and punishment — Chapter VI — War and Head-Hunting — Chapter VII — Æsthetic Life
21. 21.Dress — Figure 8.
22. 22.Decoration — Tattoo
23. 23.Music — Instrumental music — Vocal music
24. 24.Dancing
25. 25.Games
26. 26.Formalities — Chapter VIII — Religion
27. 27.Spirit belief
28. 28.Exorcist
29. 29.Lumawig, the Supreme Being
30. 30.“Changers” in religion
31. 31.Priesthood
32. 32.Sacred days
33. 33.Ceremonials — Ceremonies connected with agriculture — Pochang — Chaka — Suwat — Keeng — Totolod — Safosab — Lislis — Loskod — Okiad — Kopus — Ceremonies connected with climate — Fakil — Kalob — Chinamwi — Ceremonies connected with head taking 1 — Kafokab — Changtu — Ceremony connected with ato — Chapter IX — Mental Life
34. 34.Actual knowledge — Mensuration — Numbers — Lineal measure — Measurement of animals — The calendar — Figure 9.
35. 35.Folk tales — The sun man and moon woman; or, origin of head-hunting — Origin of coling, the serpent eagle 1 — Origin of tilin, the ricebird 2 — Origin of kaag, the monkey — Origin of gayyang, the crow, and fanias, the large lizard — Owug, the snake — Who took my father’s head? — Chapter X — Language
36. 36.Introduction
37. 37.Alphabet
38. 38.Linguistic inconsistencies
39. 39.Nouns — Pronouns
40. 40.Verbs
41. 41.Comparative vocabularies
42. 42.Bontoc vocabulary — English, with Bontoc equivalent — Cosmology — Human Body — Bodily Conditions — Consanguineal and Social Relationships — Clothing, Dress, and Adornment — Foods and Beverages — Weapons, Utensils, Etc. — Home and Field — Animals — Vegetal Life — Verbs — Adjectives — Adverbs — Cardinal Numerals — Ordinal Numerals 10 — Distributive Numerals — Plates — Figure 1. — Figure 2. — Figure 3. — Figure 4. — Figure 5. — Figure 6. — Figure 7. — Figure 8. — Figure 9. — Figure 10. — Figure 11. — Figure 12. — Figure 13. — Figure 14. — Figure 15. — Figure 16. — Figure 17. — Figure 18. — Figure 19. — Figure 20. — Figure 21. — Figure 22. — Figure 23. — Figure 24. — Figure 25. — Figure 26. — Figure 27. — Figure 28. — Figure 29. — Figure 30. — Figure 31. — Figure 32. — Figure 33. — Figure 34. — Figure 35. — Figure 36. — Figure 37. — Figure 38. — Figure 39. — Figure 40. — Figure 41. — Figure 42. — Figure 43. — Figure 44. — Figure 45. — Figure 46. — Figure 47. — Figure 48. — Figure 49. — Figure 50. — Figure 51. — Figure 52. — Figure 53. — Figure 54. — Figure 55. — Figure 56. — Figure 57. — Figure 58. — Figure 59. — Figure 60. — Figure 61. — Figure 62. — Figure 63. — Figure 64. — Figure 65. — Figure 66. — Figure 67. — Figure 68. — Figure 69. — Figure 70. — Figure 71. — Figure 72. — Figure 73. — Figure 74. — Figure 75. — Figure 76. — Figure 77. — Figure 78. — Figure 79. — Figure 80. — Figure 81. — Figure 82. — Figure 83. — Figure 84. — Figure 85. — Figure 86. — Figure 87. — Figure 88. — Figure 89. — Figure 90. — Figure 91. — Figure 92. — Figure 93. — Figure 94. — Figure 95. — Figure 96. — Figure 97. — Figure 98. — Figure 99. — Figure 100. — Figure 101. — Figure 102. — Figure 103. — Figure 104. — Figure 105. — Figure 106. — Figure 107. — Figure 108. — Figure 109. — Figure 110. — Figure 111. — Figure 112. — Figure 113. — Figure 114. — Figure 115. — Figure 116. — Figure 117. — Figure 118. — Figure 119. — Figure 120. — Figure 121. — Figure 122. — Figure 123. — Figure 124. — Figure 125. — Figure 126. — Figure 127. — Figure 128. — Figure 129. — Figure 130. — Figure 131. — Figure 132. — Figure 133. — Figure 134. — Figure 135. — Figure 136. — Figure 137. — Figure 138. — Figure 139. — Figure 140. — Figure 141. — Figure 142. — Figure 143. — Figure 144. — Figure 145. — Figure 146. — Figure 147. — Figure 148. — Figure 149. — Figure 150. — Figure 151. — Figure 152. — Figure 153. — Figure 154.

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