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    Which tribe in the Philippines were head-hunters and cannibals?

    Question #73652. Asked by tragic_flawed. (Dec 22 06 4:43 PM)


    jacquie38

    		Ilongots

    Dec 22 06, 4:47 PM
    tragic_flawed

    		Is that the same tribe as the Ifuyao?

    Dec 22 06, 9:37 PM
    zbeckabee

    		"In days past, the Kalinga were known as voracious headhunters and cannibals, who would carry out long standing vendettas against rival tribes. Kalinga custom dictated that before a young Kalinga could become a full-fledged warrior, he had to taste the blood of his first victim."

    http://www.bpre.gov.ph/artistclub/News.asp?code=0000000022&CMonth=10&CYear=2003&categ=Features

    Dec 23 06, 11:04 AM
    zbeckabee

    		Incidentally, I encountered a great on-line read while working on this question:

    The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon by Cornélis de Witt Willcox


    http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/world/readfile?fk_files=83106&pageno=1

    Dec 23 06, 11:07 AM

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