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Early Philippine SocietyPart 1
Where we lived
Early religion
1) “animalistic”
2) catalonan or baylan
3) Bathala
4) diwata
Politics and Social Stratification
Datu 1) the title of the leader of a
group of people
2) the title is non-hereditary, based on
the prowess of the leader
3) datus were usually polyglots, wore gold, fine silk, wore many tattoos
Politics and Social Stratification
Timawa (Visayas)
1) warrior-supporters, usually related to the datu
Tao
1) common people
- political communities defined by personal relationships rather than territorial boundaries
Trading with our neighbors
Boat building
1)Earliest relic dated to 320 AD
2)Found in Butuan
3)relics point to an active maritime travel and trade
A recreated balanghay interior
Some items traded
1) Chinese ceramics and other earthenware
2) glass beads and glass ware
3) silk, cotton and other textiles
4) gold, silver and other metals
5) camphor, musk, ivory and other forest products
6) pearls, gems
7) spices
Butuan ivory seal 1002 AD
Trading with our neighbors
1) Evidence of Tang Dynasty (618-907) Chinese currency, ceramics in Ilocos, Sulu Archipelago
2) Ma-I (probably Mindoro) identified as paying tribute to Sung Dynasty China in 982 AD
3) Record of Butuan paying tribute to China in 1001 AD
Laguna Copperplate Inscription
“Hail! In the Saka-year 822 (900AD) in the month of March-April, in the 4th day of the dark half of the moon, on Monday, Lady Angkatan together with her relative, Bukah, the child of His Honor Namwran, was given, as a special favor, a document of full acquittal by Jayadewa, Chief and Commander of Tundun, to the effect that His Honor Namwran was totally cleared of a debt to the amount of 1 kati and 8 suwarna, in the presence of His Honor Kasumuran, the leader of Puliran; His Honor Ganasakti, the leader of Pailah; and His Honor Bisruta, the Leader of Binwangan. And on orders of the Chief Dewata, representing the Chief of Mdang: because of his loyalty as a subject of the Chief, all the descendants of His Honor Namwran have been cleared of the whole debt that His Honor owed the Chief Dewata. This document is issued in case there is someone, whosoever, some time in the future who will state that the debt is not yet acquitted of His Honor….”
Translation by: Anton Postma
Groups from
the Cordilleras
The Cordillera Administrative Region
Major ethno-linguistic groups
1)Ifugao
2)Isneg
3)Kalinga
4)Kankaney
5)Tinggian
6)Ibaloi
7)Bontok
The Rice Terracesaround 2000 years old
1) Agriculture was the main source of livelihood.
2) Rice was a highly valuable commodity.
The bulol
1) Usually made in pairs
2) Guarded houses or rice granaries
3) Usually carved out of narra wood
4) They come in a variety of poses, male and female
5) Usually used in a variety of ceremonies
Representative houses
Representative houses
Representative houses
Kalinga finaryon octagonal house
A typical Kalinga house
Ifugao bale-style house
Ifugao hagabi
1) a bench denoting the high prestige of its owner
2) carved out of a single tree
3) each step of the carving process is accompanied with feasting
Everyday activities and chores were done outside the house
Traditional Ifugao death ritual
Sagada hanging coffins
Ifugao house with prestige decor
A fawi in Bontok
Weaving
Gaddang loincloth with
beadwork
Gaddang skirt
Beads were valuable trading goods in older times
Gaddang woman’s sash
Ifugao blanket with crocodile pattern
Ifugao burial blanketwith mortar, man and snake motif
Kalinga tapis with beads and mother-of-pearl decor
Itneg binakol cloth
Itneg binakol cloth
Different kinds of traditional backpacks called pasiking
A tattooed Bontok man
A Kalinga man with traditional tattoos
Ling-ling-o ornaments