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An Ifugao burial ceremony
Philippine journal of science • 6 • Published In 1911 • Pages: 227-252 , plates
By: Beyer, H. Otley (Henry Otley), Barton, Roy Franklin.
Abstract
This article describes in detail the 'munhimung' burials of the Ifugao in the Central Ifugao and Kiangan areas of northern Luzon. This series of ceremonies was held for beheaded bodies and bodies of persons killed by hereditary enemies (suppressed by the American government after ca. 1910), resulting from inter-clan and inter-community feuds. Some descriptive data are given on kinship and community organization, material culture associated with funeral activities, and the influence of the American government on inter-clan activities. Bibliographic references are contained in the footnotes. Captions for the photographs appear on pp. 251-252.
- HRAF PubDate
- 1998
- Region
- Asia
- Sub Region
- Southeast Asia
- Document Type
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator Types
- Ethnologist
- Educator
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- Sarah T. Bridges ; John Beierle ; 1973
- Field Date
- HB 1905-1908; RB 1910-1911
- Coverage Date
- 1905-1911
- Coverage Place
- Central Ifugao and Kiangan areas, northern Luzon, Philippines
- Notes
- H. Otley Beyer and R. F. Barton
- Includes bibliographical references
- LCCN
- 07031696
- LCSH
- Ifugao (Philippine people)