APPROXIMATE SIZE 16 X 9 X 1 INCH
PROVENANCE: COLLECTED DIRECTLY FROM THE KALINGA HEAD HUNTER: "LUMATAC," WHO IS PICTURED ON THE COVER OF THE BOOK ENTITLED: "THE LAST FILIPINO HEAD HUNTERS."
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AUTHENTIC USED HEADHUNTING AX #2 LATE 19TH CENTURY - EARLY 20TH CENTURY |
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APPROXIMATE SIZE 16 X 9 X 1 INCH PROVENANCE: COLLECTED DIRECTLY FROM THE KALINGA HEAD HUNTER: "LUMATAC," WHO IS PICTURED ON THE COVER OF THE BOOK ENTITLED: "THE LAST FILIPINO HEAD HUNTERS." |
The Kalinga tribe is recognized as the most feared and most prolific of all Filipino Head Hunters, on Luzon Island, in the Philippines. Their strong sense of tribal membership and loyalty results in frequent tribal unrest and occasional outright war. Due to the mountainous terrain and warrior culture, the Kalinga were able to preserve their culture despite centuries of occupation in the lowlands by the Spaniards, Americans, and the Japanese. The Kalinga people are highlanders and the most extensive rice farmers of the Cordillera peoples, having been blessed with some of the most suitable land for both wet and dry rice farming. Like the Ifugao, the Kalinga are rice terrace builders. The Kalinga are also skilled craftsmen, well versed in basketry, loom weaving, metalsmithing, and pottery; centered in the lower Chico River Valley. |
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