The Bontoc Igorot

by Albert Ernest Jenks

Table of Contents

• [Letter of Transmittal]
• [Illustrations]
• [Preface]
• [Introduction]
• [The Igorot Culture Group]
  • [Igorot land]
  • [Igorot peoples]
• [The Bontoc Culture Group]
  • [Bontoc culture area]
  • [Marks of Bontoc culture]
  • [The Bontoc man]
    • [Introduction]
    • [Historical sketch]
    • [Somatology]
• [General Social Life]
  • [The pueblo]
    • [Ato]
  • [The family]
    • [Childbirth]
    • [Twins]
    • [Abortion]
    • [Child]
    • [Life in olag]
    • [Marriage]
    • [The aged]
  • [Sickness, disease, and remedies]
  • [Death and burial]
• [Economic Life]
  • [Production]
    • [Natural production]
    • [Cultural production]
    • [Division of labor]
    • [Wages, and exchange of labor]
  • [Distribution]
    • [Theft]
    • [Conquest]
  • [Consumption]
    • [Foods]
    • [Beverages]
    • [Salt]
    • [Sugar]
    • [Meals and mealtime]
  • [Transportation]
  • [Commerce]
    • [Barter]
    • [Sale]
    • [Medium of exchange]
    • [Measure of exchange value]
    • [Standard of value]
    • [Trade routes]
    • [Trade languages and traders]
    • [Stages of commerce]
  • [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]
  • [Inheritance and bequest]
  • [Tribute, tax, and “rake off”]
• [Political Life and Control]
  • [Crimes, detection and punishment]
• [War and Head-Hunting]
• [Æsthetic Life]
  • [Dress]
  • [Decoration]
    • [Tattoo]
  • [Music]
    • [Instrumental music]
    • [Vocal music]
  • [Dancing]
  • [Games]
  • [Formalities]
• [Religion]
  • [Spirit belief]
  • [Exorcist]
  • [Lumawig, the Supreme Being]
  • [“Changers” in religion]
  • [Priesthood]
  • [Sacred days]
  • [Ceremonials]
    • [Ceremonies connected with agriculture]
    • [Ceremonies connected with climate]
    • [Ceremonies connected with head taking]
    • [Ceremony connected with ato]
• [Mental Life]
  • [Actual knowledge]
    • [Mensuration]
  • [Folk tales]
    • [The sun man and moon woman; or, origin of head-hunting]
    • [Origin of coling, the serpent eagle]
    • [Origin of tilin, the ricebird]
    • [Origin of kaag, the monkey]
    • [Origin of gayyang, the crow, and fanias, the large lizard]
    • [Owug, the snake]
    • [Who took my father’s head?]
• [Language]
  • [Introduction]
  • [Alphabet]
  • [Linguistic inconsistencies]
  • [Nouns]
    • [Pronouns]
  • [Verbs]
  • [Comparative vocabularies]
  • [Bontoc vocabulary]
    • [English, with Bontoc equivalent]
• [Plates]