IGOROT Traditional Ways of Life and Healing among Philippine Mountain Tribes

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Traditional W ays of Life and Healing among Philippine Mountain Tribes
by Norbert Kohnen & Perta Kohnen

I GO ROT

I GOR OT
Traditional Ways of Life and Healing
among Philippine Mountain Tribes
by Norbert Kohnen & Petra Kohnen
Translated by
Louise Nieroba & Dagmar Winkler
Acknowlcclgcmcnls
J should likc lo thank Mrs. !Jrigillc Khan Maylis f'or her
hclp wilh lhc dcscriptions of lhc textiles, anrl Mr. Kur1 Jfangst
of thc ,Museum f'llr Os! asiatische Kunsl der Star!! Köln (Colognc
Museum of East Asian Ar1 ), who analyscd Iomb relics such as
bartcr rings and gold lcclh (cxhibils A ~12, 250--257 and 121 --
12 3) for lhcir mcl;rl contcnts.
rmm G.IJ.T. !Juschan: Die Sillen und Völker. Vol.l, lsl ed. Union
Photograph acknowledgemenls Deulsche V erlagsgesellschafl, Stuttgart-Dcrlin-Lcipzig I 91 ~
All thc photographs apart from thosc mcntioncd bclow havc been
- 1922:
pmvidcrl by f'clr~ and Norbcrt Kohncn. I 1: 327 p. 227
12: 332 p. 228
f'rom lhe Eduanlo Masferrc Collcction (!Jonloc, Mountain Province, :H: 310 p. 263
l'hilippincs):
14:no. 74
29: 110. 55 3: from A.R. Roccs, C. Quirino, G. Cordero-f'emando
30: no. 120
(c.ds.): f'ilipino hcritage. The making of a nation. Vol. 4.,
31: no. 3
Lahing Filipino Pub!. s.l. 1977 p. 941)
66: no. 130
f'rom the J. Ktlppers Foundalion in IIre Cologne 42: from r. Paul: The prcscrvation of' corpses in ancienl Iimes.
Ralrlcnslrauch-Jocst-Muscum: Ciba Z. Dasel 4 (1937) 1476
5: 110. 67R6
32: no. 7228 t15: from R. F Darton: l'hilippinc Pagans. Reprint (Ist cd.
33: no. 7229 1938), Roulledges & Sons, London 1979, counlcrpage ltl
35: no. 701~
57: no. 69!!4 Front cnvcr: A trcat ln evcryday IIre - rnlllng a clgar wllh a
tohaccn lr.ar
i\bbrcvi;llions: i\bbrcvialions in t11c invcntory:
'Il1e cxhibils arc listed with an inventory nmnbcr in t.hc catalogue 'll1e Philippine tenns uscd are lfugao tcnns. lf other languages
section. Exhibits referrcd to in lhe tcxt have an .,i\" in front arc uscd, t11e following abbrcviations apply:
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of lhe last thrce numbers of the invcnlory numhcr. 'I11e cxhibits Do: !Jontoc, lb: Jbaloi (lnibaloi), Ka: Kankaney, Tinguian.
arc cla~sifiecl according to tl1e seclions givcn at the bcginning i\bbrcviations of mcasuremcnts:
of lhc chaplcr .,Calalogue of Exhibils". All cxhibits bclong to JJ: hcight, L: lcngth, W: widtl1, D: diamcter, D: basc, S: sizc.
the privale collcclion of Mr. and Mrs. K.ohncn.
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Sa mga mamamayang Pilipino
To the Philippine people
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Contents lntroduction 9
History of Medicine in the Philippines 11
Prehistoric times 11
The Spanish era 13
The American period 15
The period of independence 17
Ethnographie survey 19
Geography and climate 19
EtJmic groups 20
Religion 20
Housing and diet 25
House-construction and hygiene 25
Staple foods and t11e economy 31
Life cycle 35
Pregnancy and childbirth 35
Marriage 43
Headhunting 44
Death and mummification 48
Health and sickness 57
Anatomy and physiology 57
Origin and cause of disease 58
Diagnostic techniques 65
Healers and their methods 66
Treaunent of disease 73
Domestic and decorative possessions 78
Tools and household utensils 78
Ceremonial objects 81
Jewellery 84
Bibliography 87