The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon

Head Hunters of Northern Luzon, The

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Title: The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga A Ride Through the Mountains of Northern Luzon With an Appendix on the Independence of the Philippines
Author: Cornelis De Witt Willcox
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The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon From Ifugao to Kalinga A Ride Through the Mountains of Northern Luzon With an Appendix on the Independence of the Philippines

By
Corn��lis De Witt Willcox,
Lieutenant-Colonel U.S. Army, Professor United States Military Academy, Officier d'Acad��mie.

Kansas City, Mo., U.S.A. Franklin Hudson Publishing Co., 1912.

Copyright 1912 By Franklin Hudson Publishing Company.

To J.G.H.

TABLE OF CONTENTS.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
PREFACE
CHAPTER I
Highlanders of Northern Luzon.--Meaning of the word Igorrote.--Trails.--The Mountain Province.--Nature of the country.
CHAPTER II
Annual inspection of the mountain tribes.--We set out from Bagu��o.--Pangasin��n Province.--Agno River.--Reception by the people.
CHAPTER III
Padre Juan Villaverde.--His great trail.--The beginning of the mountain journey.--Nozo.
CHAPTER IV
Early start.--Pine forest.--Vegetation.--Rest at Amugan.--The _gansa_--Bon��.
CHAPTER V
Aritao.--Bubud.--D��pax.--Start for Campote.
CHAPTER VI
The Ilongots and their country.--Efforts of our Government to reach these people--The forest trail.--Our first contact with the wild man.
CHAPTER VII
School at Campote--Our white pony, and the offer made for his tail.
CHAPTER VIII
Appearance of the Ilongots.--Dress.--Issue of beads and cloth.--Warrior Dance.--School work.--Absence of old women from meeting.
CHAPTER IX
Return to civilization.--Reception at Bambang.--Aglipayanos and Protestants.
CHAPTER X
Magat River.--Enthusiastic reception at Bayombong.--Speeches and reports.--Solano.--Ifugao "college yell."--Bag��bag.
CHAPTER XI
We enter the Mountain Province,--Payawan.--Kiangan, its position.--Anitos.--Speech of welcome by Ifugao chief.--Detachment of native Constabulary.--Visit of Ifugao chiefs to our quarters.--Dancing.
CHAPTER XII
Day opens badly.--Ifugao houses.--The people assemble.--Dancing.-- Speeches.--White paper streamers.--Head-hunter Dance.--Ca?ao.
CHAPTER XIII
Dress of the people.--Butchery of carabao.--Prisoner runs amok and is killed.
CHAPTER XIV
Barton's account of a native funeral.
CHAPTER XV
Visit to the Silipan Ifugaos at Andangle.--The Ibilao River.--Athletic feat.--Rest-house and stable at Sabig.
CHAPTER XVI
Change in aspect of country.--Mount Amuyao and the native legend of the Flood.--Rice terraces.--Benawe.--Mr. Worcester's first visit to this region.--Sports.--Absence of weapons.--Native arts and crafts.
CHAPTER XVII
We ride to Bontok.--Bat-nets.--Character of the country.--Ambawan. --Difficulties of the trail.--Bird-scarers.--Talubin.--Bishop Carroll of Vigan.--We reach Bontok.--"The Star-spangled Banner."-- Appearance of the Bontok Igorot.--Incidents.
CHAPTER XVIII
Importance of Bontok--Head-taking--Atonement for bloodshed.--Sports.--Slapping game.
CHAPTER XIX
The native village.--Houses.--Pit-a-pit.--Native institutions.--Lumawig.
CHAPTER XX
We push on north.--Banana skirts.--Albino child.--Pine uplands.--Glorious view.
CHAPTER XXI
Deep Valley.--A poor _rancher��a_.--Escort of boys.--Descent of Tinglayan Hill.--Sullen reception at Tinglayan.--Bangad.--First view of the Kalingas.--Arrival at Lubuagan.
CHAPTER XXII
Splendid appearance of the Kalingas.--Dancing.--Lubuagan.--_Basi_--Councils.--Bustles and braids.--Jewels and weapons.--Excellent houses.
CHAPTER XXIII
We leave the mountains.--Nanong.--Passage of the Chico.--The Apayao.--Tabuk.--The party breaks up.--Desolate plain--The Cagay��n Valley.--Enrile.
CHAPTER XXIV
Tobacco industry.--Tuguegarao.--Caves.--The Cagay��n River.--Barangayans.--Aparri.--Island of Fuga.--Sail for Manila.--Stop at Vigan.--Arrival at Manila.
CHAPTER XXV
Future of the Highlanders.--Origin of our effort to improve their condition.--Impolicy of any change in present administration.-- Transfer of control of wild tribes to Christianized Filipinos.--Comparison of our course with that of the Japanese in Formosa.
APPENDIX
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
An Igorot Warrior Hon. Dean C. Worcester Views of the Benguet Road Working on the Benguet Road Padre Juan Villaverde Benguet Road, Zig-zag Tree Fern, Province of Bontok Ilongot Women Native Policemen Reception Committee of Ifugaos Mountain Scene in the Ifugao Country Mountain Scene between Benawe and Kiangan Inaba, Ifugao Village Ifugao Couple with Adornments of a Wedding Ceremony Ifugao Children Headless Body of Ifugao Warrior Ifugao Warrior Typical Ifugao House Ifugao Making Rounds of Granary Anitos, Kiangan Ifugao Chief Making a Speech Conference between Government Officers and the Headmen of the District Ifugao Head-hunter, Full Dress Head-hunter Dance, Kiangan Dancing at Kiangan Ifugaos Dancing Silipan Ifugao Earring Ifugaos Dancing, Benawe Crossing Ibilao River by Flying Trolley Ifugao Head Dance Rice Terraces at Benawe Body of Igorot Girl Prepared for Burial Carabao Fight Igorot Tribunal A Bontok Igorot House Igorot Rice Fields On the Trail from Benguet to Cervantes Bontok Igorot Woman Elaborate Tattooing of the Head-hunter Bontok Igorot Constabulary Soldiers Bontok Igorot Slapping Game Gansas with Human Jaws as Handles Women and Girls Wearing Banana-leaf Skirts New School-house, Bontok Valley of the Rio Chico Kalinga Girl Looking Down the Rio Chico Spiral Camote Patch Madallam, Kalinga Headman Two Headmen of Lubuagan Kalinga Warriors Typical Kalinga House Conference at Lubuagan View of Lubuagan, Capital of Kalinga Kalinga Head-ax Igorot Shield Ifugao Carved Bowl Ifugao Pipe, Carved Figure, and Wooden Spoon Carved Wooden Figurines Map of Northern Luzon

PREFACE
In 1910 the Secretary of the Interior of the Philippine Islands did me the honor to invite me to accompany him on his annual tour of inspection through the Mountain Province of Northern Luzon. In the following pages I have tried to describe