The Manóbos of Mindanáo

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The Manóbos of Mindanáo

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Title: The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
Author: John M. Garvan

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THE MANóBOS OF MINDANáO
by
JOHN M. GARVAN

MEMOIRS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES VOLUME XXIII FIRST MEMOIR
United States Government Printing Office Washington : 1931 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price $1.00 (paper cover)
MEMOIRS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
VOLUME XXIII
FIRST MEMOIR
THE MANóBOS OF MINDANáO
JOHN M. GARVAN
Presented to the Academy at the Annual Meeting, 1929

THE MANóBOS OF MINDANáO
by
JOHN M. GARVAN

CONTENTS

PART I. DESCRIPTIVE

CHAPTER I.
Classification and geographical distribution of Manóbos and other peoples in eastern Mindanáo
Explanation of terms "Eastern Mindanáo" The term "tribe" Present use of the word "Manóbo" The derivation and original application of the word "Manóbo" Geographical distribution of the Manóbos in eastern Mindanáo In the Agúsan Valley On the eastern side of the Pacific Cordillera On the peninsula of San Agustin The Mamánuas, or Negritos, and Negrito-Manóbo half-breeds The Banuáons The Ma?gguá?gans The Mansákas The Debabáons The Mandáyas The Tágum branch The Agúsan Valley branch The Pacific coast branch The gulf of Davao branch The Moros The Biláns The Tagakaólos The Lóaks or Lóags The conquistas or recently Christianized peoples The Manóbo conquistas The Mandáya conquistas The Mamánua conquistas The Ma?gguá?gan conquistas The Mansáka conquistas The Debabáon conquistas The Bisáyas or Christian Filipinos
CHAPTER II.
Physical characteristics and general appearance of the Manóbos of eastern Mindanáo
Physical type Divergence of types General physical type Racial and tribal affinities Montano's Indonesian theory Keane's view The Indonesian theory as applied to Manóbos Physical type of contiguous peoples The Ma?gguá?gans The Mandáyas The Debabáons The Mamánuas The Banuáons Physical appearance as modified by dress and ornamentation
CHAPTER III.
A survey of the material and sociological culture of the Manóbos of eastern Mindanáo
General material culture Dwellings Alimentation Narcotic and stimulating enjoyments Means of subsistence Weapons and implements Industrial activities General sociological culture Domestic life Marital relations Pregnancy, birth, and childhood Medicine, sickness, and death Social and family enjoyments Political organization System of government and social control Methods of warfare Intertribal and analogous relations Administration of justice General principles and various laws Regulations governing domestic relations and property; customary procedure in settlement of disputes
CHAPTER IV.
Religious ideas and mental characteristics in general
A brief survey of religion The basis, influence, and machinery of religion The hierarchy of Manóbo divinities, beneficent and malignant Priests, their functions, attributes, and equipment The main characteristics of Manóbo religion Mental and other attainments and characteristics

PART II. GENERAL MATERIAL CULTURE

CHAPTER V.
The Manobo home
In general Motives that determine the selection of the site Religious motives Material motives Religious ceremonies connected with the erection of a house Structure of the house The materials The dimensions and plan of construction The floor The roof and the thatch The walls The doorway and the ladder Internal arrangements Decorations The furniture and equipment of the house The underpart and the environment of the house Order and cleanliness of the house
CHAPTER VI.
Dress
General remarks Delicacy in exposure of the person Variety in quantity and quality of clothes The use of bark cloth Dress as an indication of rank Dress in general Preferential colors in dress The man's dress Hats and headkerchiefs The jacket The lower garment The girdle The betel-nut knapsack The woman's dress The jacket The upper Agúsan style The style of the central group The girdle and its pendants The skirt
CHAPTER VII.
Personal adornment
General remarks Hair and head adornment Care and ornamentation of the head Combs Ear disks Neck and breast ornaments Arm and hand ornamentation Knee and ankle adornments Body mutilations General remarks Mutilation of the teeth Mutilation of the ear lobes Depilation Tattooing Circumcision
CHAPTER VIII.
Alimentation
Fire and its production The "fire saw" The steel and flint process Continuation of the fire Lighting Culinary and table equipment Various kinds of food The preparation and cooking of food Preparing the food Cooking the food Food restrictions and taboos Meals Ordinary meals Festive meals
CHAPTER IX.
Narcotic and stimulating enjoyments
Drinks used by the Manobos Sugar-palm wine Báhi toddy Sugarcane brew Extraction of the juice Boiling Fermentation Mead Drinking General remarks The sumsúm-an Drinking during religious