tailieunhanh - The Bontoc Igorot

The readers of this monograph are familiar with the geographic location of the Philippine Archipelago. However, to have the facts clearly in mind, it will be stated that the group lies entirely within the north torrid zone, extending from 4[degree] 40' northward to 21[degree] 3' and from 116[degree] 40' to 126[degree] 34' east longitude. It is thus about 1,000 miles from north to south and 550 miles from east to west. The Pacific Ocean washes its eastern shores, the Sea of Celebes its southern, and the China Sea its western and northern shores. It is about 630 kilometers, or 400 miles, from the China coast,. | The Bontoc Igorot 1 The Bontoc Igorot The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at Title The Bontoc Igorot Author Albert Ernest Jenks Release Date March 18 2005 EBook 3308 Language English Character set encoding ASCII START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE BONTOC IGOROT Produced by Jeroen Hellingman The Bontoc Igorot by Albert Ernest Jenks Letter of Transmittal Department of the Interior The Ethnological Survey MANILA FEBRUARY 3 1904. Sir I have the honor to submit a study of the Bontoc Igorot made for this Survey during the year 1903. It is transmitted with the recommendation that it be published as Volume I of a series of scientific studies to be issued by The Ethnological Survey for the Philippine Islands. Respectfully Albert Ernst Jenks CHIEF OF THE ETHNOLOGICAL SURVEY. Hon. Dean C. Worcester SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR MANILA P. I. Preface After an expedition of two months in September October and November 1902 among the people of northern Luzon it was decided that the Igorot of Bontoc pueblo in the Province of Lepanto-Bontoc are as typical of the primitive mountain agriculturist of Luzon as any group visited and that ethnologic investigations directed from Bontoc pueblo would enable the investigator to show the culture of the primitive mountaineer of Luzon as well as or better than investigations centered elsewhere. The Bontoc Igorot 2 Accompanied by Mrs. Jenks the writer took up residence in Bontoc pueblo the 1st of January 1903 and remained five months. The following data were gathered during that Bontoc residence the previous expedition of two months and a residence of about six weeks among the Benguet Igorot. The accompanying illustrations are mainly from photographs. Some of them were