Ifugao Law / (In American Archaeology and Ethnology, Vol. 15, No. 1)

by Roy Franklin Barton

Univ. Calif. Publ. Am. Arch. & Ethn. Vol. 15 [Barton] Plate 16

A Tattooed Ifugao of Kababuyan District

The following conventional tattoo patterns may be distinguished. The dog, eagle, centipede (running up from each breast), scorpion, lightning (zigzag), shield.

Univ. Calif. Publ. Am. Arch. & Ethn. Vol. 15 [Barton] Plate 17

An Ifugao House

This is one of the best houses built by a Philippine population. Note the fenders on the piles to prevent ingress of rats. The house is so constructed that its very weight holds the frame together.