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The Manobos of Mindanao John M. Garvan The Manobos of Mindanao Table of Contents The Manobos of Mindanao................................................................................................................................1 John M. Garvan........................................................................................................................................2 PART I. DESCRIPTIVE....................................................................................................................................20 CHAPTER I. CLASSIFICATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MANÓBOS AND OTHER PEOPLES IN EASTERN MINDANÁO......................................................................21 CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE MANÓBOS OF EASTERN MINDANÁO..........................................................................................30 CHAPTER III. A SURVEY OF THE MATERIAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL CULTURE OF THE MANÓBOS OF EASTERN MINDANÁO..........................................................................................36 CHAPTER IV. RELIGIOUS IDEAS AND MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS IN GENERAL...........46 PART II. GENERAL MATERIAL CULTURE.................................................................................................53 CHAPTER V. THE MANÓBO HOME................................................................................................54 CHAPTER VI. DRESS..........................................................................................................................60 CHAPTER VII. PERSONAL ADORNMENT......................................................................................66 CHAPTER VIII. ALIMENTATION FIRE AND ITS PRODUCTION................................................72 CHAPTER IX. NARCOTIC AND STIMULATING ENJOYMENTS................................................81 CHAPTER X. MEANS OF SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE...........................................................87 CHAPTER XI. WEAPONS AND IMPLEMENTS...............................................................................98 CHAPTER XII. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES....................................................................................107 PART III. GENERAL SOCIOLOGICAL CULTURE.....................................................................................110 CHAPTER XIII. DOMESTIC LIFE AND MARITAL RELATIONS...............................................111 CHAPTER XIV. DOMESTIC LIFE: PREGNANCY, BIRTH, AND CHILDHOOD.......................122 CHAPTER XV. DOMESTIC LIFE—MEDICINE, SICKNESS, AND DEATH...............................129 CHAPTER XVI. SOCIAL ENJOYMENTS........................................................................................139 CHAPTER XVII. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL CONTROL..........................................................................................................................148 CHAPTER XVIII. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: WAR, ITS ORIGIN, INCEPTION, COURSE, AND TERMINATION.....................................................................................................154 Chapter V, the Manóbos occasionally slash down the surrounding forest in. uch a way as to form a veritable abatis of timber.........................................................................................................155 CHAPTER XIX. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE; CUSTOMARY, PROPRIETARY, AND LIABILITY LAWS.................................................................................................................................................165 CHAPTER XX. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: CUSTOMS REGULATING DOMESTIC RELATIONS AND FAMILY PROPERTY; PROCEDURE FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF JUSTICE.............................................................................................................................................175 CHAPTER XXI. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: INTERTRIBAL AND OTHER RELATIONS......................................................................................................................................183 PART IV. RELIGION......................................................................................................................................192 CHAPTER XXII. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANÓBO RELIGION AND NATURE AND CLASSIFICATION OF MANÓBO DEITIES...................................................................................193 CHAPTER XXIII. MALEFICENT SPIRITS......................................................................................200 CHAPTER XXIV. PRIESTS, THEIR PREROGATIVES AND FUNCTIONS.................................204 CHAPTER XXV. CEREMONIAL ACCESSORIES AND RELIGIOUS RITES..............................208 CHAPTER XXVI. SACRIFICES AND WAR RITES.......................................................................213 CHAPTER XXVII. DIVINATION AND OMENS.............................................................................219 CHAPTER XXVIII. MYTHOLOGICAL AND KINDRED BELIEFS..............................................226 CHAPTER XXIX. THE GREAT RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT OF 1908−1910.................................231 i The Manobos of Mindanao 1 The Manobos of Mindanao John M. Garvan This page formatted 2007 Blackmask Online. http://www.blackmask.com • PART I. DESCRIPTIVE • CHAPTER I. CLASSIFICATION AND GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MANÓBOS AND OTHER PEOPLES IN EASTERN MINDANÁO • CHAPTER II. PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND GENERAL APPEARANCE OF THE MANÓBOS OF EASTERN MINDANÁO • CHAPTER III. A SURVEY OF THE MATERIAL AND SOCIOLOGICAL CULTURE OF THE MANÓBOS OF EASTERN MINDANÁO • CHAPTER IV. RELIGIOUS IDEAS AND MENTAL CHARACTERISTICS IN GENERAL • PART II. GENERAL MATERIAL CULTURE • CHAPTER V. THE MANÓBO HOME • CHAPTER VI. DRESS • CHAPTER VII. PERSONAL ADORNMENT • CHAPTER VIII. ALIMENTATION FIRE AND ITS PRODUCTION • CHAPTER IX. NARCOTIC AND STIMULATING ENJOYMENTS • CHAPTER X. MEANS OF SUBSISTENCE AGRICULTURE • CHAPTER XI. WEAPONS AND IMPLEMENTS • CHAPTER XII. INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES • PART III. GENERAL SOCIOLOGICAL CULTURE • CHAPTER XIII. DOMESTIC LIFE AND MARITAL RELATIONS • CHAPTER XIV. DOMESTIC LIFE: PREGNANCY, BIRTH, AND CHILDHOOD • CHAPTER XV. DOMESTIC LIFE—MEDICINE, SICKNESS, AND DEATH • CHAPTER XVI. SOCIAL ENJOYMENTS • CHAPTER XVII. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: SYSTEM OF GOVERNMENT AND SOCIAL CONTROL • CHAPTER XVIII. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: WAR, ITS ORIGIN, INCEPTION, COURSE, AND TERMINATION • Chapter V, the Manóbos occasionally slash down the surrounding forest in. uch a way as to form a veritable abatis of timber. • CHAPTER XIX. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF THE ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE; CUSTOMARY, PROPRIETARY, AND LIABILITY LAWS • CHAPTER XX. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: CUSTOMS REGULATING DOMESTIC RELATIONS AND FAMILY PROPERTY; PROCEDURE FOR THE ATTAINMENT OF JUSTICE • CHAPTER XXI. POLITICAL ORGANIZATION: INTERTRIBAL AND OTHER RELATIONS • PART IV. RELIGION • CHAPTER XXII. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF MANÓBO RELIGION AND NATURE AND 2 The Manobos of Mindanao CLASSIFICATION OF MANÓBO DEITIES • CHAPTER XXIII. MALEFICENT SPIRITS • CHAPTER XXIV. PRIESTS, THEIR PREROGATIVES AND FUNCTIONS • CHAPTER XXV. CEREMONIAL ACCESSORIES AND RELIGIOUS RITES • CHAPTER XXVI. SACRIFICES AND WAR RITES • CHAPTER XXVII. DIVINATION AND OMENS • CHAPTER XXVIII. MYTHOLOGICAL AND KINDRED BELIEFS • CHAPTER XXIX. THE GREAT RELIGIOUS MOVEMENT OF 1908−1910 The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir E−text prepared by Carl D. DuBois Note: Project Gutenberg also has an HTML version of this file which includes the original illustrations. See 18607−h.htm or 18607−h.zip: (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/6/0/18607/18607−h/18607−h.htm) or (http://www.gutenberg.net/dirs/1/8/6/0/18607/18607−h.zip) Transcriber's note: All Philippine peso amounts are indicated by an upper case “P" instead of a more fancy graphics character. All fractional centavo amounts have been converted to their decimal equivalents. THE MANÓBOS OF MINDANÁO by JOHN M. GARVAN 3 The Manobos of Mindanao MEMOIRS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES VOLUME XXIII FIRST MEMOIR United States Government Printing Office Washington : 1931 For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington, D. C. Price $1.00 (paper cover) MEMOIRS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES VOLUME XXIII FIRST MEMOIR THE MANÓBOS OF MINDANÁO JOHN M. GARVAN Presented to the Academy at the Annual Meeting, 1929 THE MANÓBOS OF MINDANÁO by JOHN M. GARVAN 4 The Manobos of Mindanao CONTENTS PART I. DESCRIPTIVE CHAPTER I. Classification and geographical distribution of Manóbos and other peoples in eastern Mindanáo Explanation of terms “Eastern Mindanáo" The term “tribe" Present use of the word “Manóbo" The derivation and original application of the word “Manóbo" Geographical distribution of the Manóbos in eastern Mindanáo In the Agúsan Valley On the eastern side of the Pacific Cordillera On the peninsula of San Agustin The Mamánuas, or Negritos, and Negrito−Manóbo half−breeds The Banuáons The Mañgguáñgans The Mansákas The Debabáons The Mandáyas The Tágum branch The Agúsan Valley branch The Pacific coast branch The gulf of Davao branch The Moros The Biláns The Tagakaólos The Lóaks or Lóags The conquistas or recently Christianized peoples The Manóbo conquistas The Mandáya conquistas The Mamánua conquistas The Mañgguáñgan conquistas The Mansáka conquistas The Debabáon conquistas 5 The Manobos of Mindanao The Bisáyas or Christian Filipinos CHAPTER II. Physical characteristics and general