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Lisu t'kayo were pure white and were associated with the pith of forest trees. Mamili was the "king of snakes", a number of which were buso. Mantianak were the ghosts of women who died during childbirth. They haunt their husbands, who are held responsible for the conditions of their death, hovering outside their husband's homes and making ...
A palendag, a Philippine bamboo flute of the Maguindanaon people The palendag , also called Pulalu ( Manobo [ 1 ] and Mansaka ), Palandag ( Bagobo ), [ 2 ] Pulala ( Bukidnon ) and Lumundeg ( Banuwaen ) is a type of Philippine bamboo flute , the largest one used by the Maguindanaon , a smaller type of this instrument is called the Hulakteb ...
Datu Bulon, a 19-year old bagani of the Bagobo people in the St. Louis World's Fair (1904) Bagani were datu, they had absolute rule over their particular settlements, ranking even higher than the baylan (female shamans). But their actions are still subject to the opinions of the public as well as to the advisory council (itself composed of ...
Chapter II, Section 3h of the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act of 1997 defines "indigenous peoples" (IPs) and "indigenous cultural communities" (ICCs) as: . A group of people or homogenous societies identified by self-ascription and ascription by others, who have continuously lived as organized community on communally bounded and defined territory, and who have, under claims of ownership since ...
The Giangan people (also known as Bagobo, Clata, Atto, Eto, Guanga, Gulanga, Jangan) live on the eastern slopes of Mount Apo in Davao del Sur Province, as well as in Davao City. They occupy a very small territory stretching from Catalunan to Calinan within Davao City. They speak the Giangan languages of the South Mindanao or Bilic languages.
A Bagobo (Manobo) woman of the Matigsalug people from Davao Datu Manib, a bagani of the Bagobo, with family, followers, and two missionaries (c. 1900). The Manobo are considered the most diverse among the many indigenous peoples of the Philippines, with the largest number of subgroups within its family of languages. [2]
Klata (also known as Clata, Giangan, Bagobo, Jangan) is an Austronesian language of the southern Philippines. It is spoken on the eastern slopes of Mount Apo in Davao del Sur Province , as well as in Davao City ( Ethnologue ) in an area stretching from Catalunan to Calinan.
Pag-anito (also called mag-anito or anitohan) is a séance, ritual where people communicate with the spirits of the dead or their ancestors. It is often done with the help of a shaman —called a babaylan in Visayan or a katalonan in Tagalog —who acts as a medium to connect with these spirits.