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Jesus is pure Ifugao (people of the earth), a tribe that took its carving skills and wood tools and reshaped entire mountains into a living three-dimensional contour map. The rice terraces around Batad, and nearby Bangaan and Banaue, are one of those world wonders that demand a top eight rating. For centuries bamboo pipes and an intricate network of rivulets have taken water scores of miles to irrigate thousands of rice fields half-a-day's walk above the valley floor. The terrace walls are two to three meters high and end to end would stretch...
...around 9 p.m. Travelers often prefer not to stay in noisy and modern Banaue, where in any case some of the worst terrace damage has occurred. But in outlying villages a lack of telephones means that making reservations is difficult. Still, a bed can generally be found, often in Ifugao stilt huts. At 1,200-m altitude or higher, nights can be cool. But the sight of a dawn mist rolling over 1,000 m of terraced mountainside compensates for any discomfort. Walkers can mostly manage with only a map but guides are useful for longer treks. The best time...
...deadliest tribes on the Archipelago, the Ifugao, have a very moral code and an extremely complicated system of justice," he explains. "Their medicine men, because they have no system of writing with which to preserve the rich mythology of the race, rely on their memories and can quote their father's teachings for weeks without running...
Head-Hunters. Dr. Ralph Franklin Barton, school teacher, lived in the Philippine Islands for eight years, had Ifugao headhunters for neighbors. He watched carefully to see how they lived, wrote a book about them.† Only a few of the most accomplished warriors are allowed to go on a head-hunt. As soon as a lucky group is chosen, the rest of the tribe dances, prays to hundreds of gods to send them many heads. When the warriors arrive in enemy country they construct a small hut for ambush. The first victim to appear has a spear thrown...
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