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The Head Hunter (originally titled The Head) is a 2018 American independent fantasy horror film directed by Jordan Downey, who also co-wrote, produced, and edited the film. It stars Norwegian actor Christopher Rygh as the title character, Cora Kaufman, and Aisha Ricketts.
A watercolor depiction of an Igorot farm, c. 1896. Samuel E. Kane wrote about his life amongst the Bontoc, Ifugao, and Kalinga after the Philippine–American War in his book Thirty Years with the Philippine Head-Hunters (1933). [37] The first American school for Igorot girls was opened in Baguio in 1901 by Alice McKay Kelly.
The head axe, also known as headhunter's axe, is a battle axe of the Cordilleran peoples of the Philippines specialized for beheading enemy combatants during headhunting raids. They are distinctively shaped, with a concave or straight thin blade and an elongated backward spike on the upper corners of the poll .
A new horror film is making waves for completely flipping the slasher genre on its head.. The first trailer for the film – titled In a Violent Nature – has been released online, proving why ...
series of live-action shorts starting with Everett True Breaks Into The Movies (1916) Based on Popeye: Popeye the Sailor (1933–1957, animated) two-reel Technicolor shorts: Popeye the Sailor Meets Sindbad the Sailor (1936, included in the National Film Registry) Popeye the Sailor Meets Ali Baba's Forty Thieves (1937) Aladdin and His Wonderful ...
A 1908 photo of a Bontoc warrior bearing a headhunter's chaklag chest tattoo. Among the various Austronesian peoples, head-hunting raids were strongly tied to the practice of tattooing. In head-hunting societies, tattoos were records of how many heads the warriors had taken in battle, and was part of the initiation rites into adulthood. The ...
They were formerly headhunters. [7] Presently, there are about 18,000 Bugkalots according to the 2020 census. [8] The Bugkalots tend to inhabit areas close to rivers, as they provide a food source and a means for transportation. Their native language is the Bugkalot language, spoken by about 6,000 people.
The Spanish were heavily motivated to invade Igorot territory by the prospect of economic gain, particularly due to the gold deposits in the region. [2] Religious orders were also motivated by the prospect of proselytizing and missionary work. Igorot resistance was largely successful due to a combination of geographical and social factors.