The man on the left has recently killed an enemy. About his neck he wears a string of crocodile teeth. In his costume may be discerned suggestions of the cock’s comb, his wings, and his tail. The two men are about to perform a mimic dance, in which one, representing a full-grown cock, overcomes the other, representing a half-grown cock. Priests near by pray that the warriors of their village may be like unto the full-grown cock.
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Ifugao Priests at a Head-taking Ceremony
Priests are reciting myths and invocations against the enemy during the progress of the cock-fight dance.
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Funeral Procession of a Slain Ifugao