The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine TribeCole, Fay-Cooper
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The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe
Cole, Fay-Cooper
Tinguian (Philippine people)
For purposes of comparison, the Tinguian have been divided into a
valley and mountain group; for, as already indicated, there has been a
considerable movement of the mixed Kalinga-Igorot people of the upper
Saltan (Malokbot) river, of Guinaan Lubuagan and Balatok, into the
mountain districts of Abra, and these immigrants becoming merged into
the population have modified the physical type to a certain extent.
In the detailed description of the Ilocano, all the subjects have
been drawn from the cities of Bangued in Abra, and Vigan in Ilocos
Sur, in order to eliminate, so far as possible, the results of recent
intermixture with the Tinguian,--a process which is continually taking
place in all the border towns. The more general tabulation includes
Ilocano from all the northern provinces.
Aged and immature individuals have been eliminated from all the
descriptions here presented. [29]
_Ilocano_
Observations on 19 Males from Vigan and Bangued
Range Average
Height, standing meters 1.510 to 1.714 1.607
Length of head " .164 to .191 .1787
Breadth of head " .146 to .158 .1522
Height of head " .120 to .144 .1316
Breadth of zygomatic arches " .129 to .148 .1373
Length of nose " .043 to .054 .0485
Breadth of nose " .034 to .046 .0382
Cephalic index 85.1
Length-Height index 73.0
Breadth-Height index 86.2
Nasal index 78.7
_Eyes_--Dark brown, 3-4 of Martin scale.
_Hair_--Often black, but usually brown-black. 50 per cent straight
and about 50 per cent slightly wavy. One case closely curled.
_Forehead_--Usually high, broad, and moderately retreating, but
sometimes vaulted.
_Crown and back of head_--Middle arched. Two cases flat.
_Face_--Moderately high; broad and oval. Three cases angular.
_Eye-slit_--Generally slightly oblique, moderately open, almond
shape. Mongolian fold present in 45 per cent.
_Nose_--Root:--Middle broad and moderately high.
Bridge:--Inclined to be concave, but often straight.
Wings:--Middle thick and slightly arched or swelled.
_Lips_:--Middle thick and double bowed (slightly).
_Ears_:--Outstanding. Lobes generally small and close growing, but
are sometimes free.
_Ilocano_ [30]
_Observations Made By Folkmar_ (_See Album of Philippine Types,
Manila_, 1904)
37 Males of Ilocos Norte
Average
Height, standing meters 1.593
Length of head " .180
Breadth of head " .151
Length of nose " .055
Breadth of nose " .040
Cephalic index 84.39
Nasal index 73.12
59 Males of Ilocos Sur
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