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Dancing with the Kalinga: Homage to A Brave Past
Dancing with the Kalinga: Homage to A Brave Past
We arrived at Tabuk City, Kalinga Province, shortly before midnight after a 12-hour drive from Manila with Fe, my friend, and our hardy driver, Roniel. Fe, an ethnomusicologist, was going to collect a few more chants as part of her lifelong work in music cultures. I was on my first excursion outside Manila on a Fulbright grant, to investigate the effects of globalization on indigenous weaving and craft cultures.
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Published at 2018-05-03 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Culture, Documentary
Exploring Kalinga Province
Exploring Kalinga Province
Nestled in the middle of the Cordillera Mountains, Kalinga is a province in Cordillera Region rich in natural, historical, cultural, and even man-made attractions. It is surrounded by its neighboring provinces of Cagayan and Apayao in the north, Mt. Province in the south, and Abra in the west. Greater sections of Cagayan and Isabela are found on its eastern part.
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Published at 2018-03-10 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Travel
Kalinga, Upper Tanudan
Kalinga, Upper Tanudan
The Upper Tanudan Kalingas reside in the southern part of Tanudan Valley in Kalinga Province, not too far from Mountain Province.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Kalinga, Madukayang
Kalinga, Madukayang
The Madukayang Kalinga are concentrated in southern Mountain Province. Their language is mutually intelligible with Limos Kalinga and Balangao (83%.)
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Kalinga, Mabaka Valley
Kalinga, Mabaka Valley
The Mabaka Valley Kalingas, who inhabit the southeastern part of Kalinga, are also known as the Kal-Uwan, Mabaka, and Mabaka Itneg.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Kalinga, Lubuagan
Kalinga, Lubuagan
Dance was an integral element of Kalinga Lubuagan culture. In keeping with its warrior heritage, Takiling, represented a homecoming of successful kayaw or head-taking, done to avenge the death or evil done to a family member or relative. Mingols were honored by their female relatives with gift of lawi feather, bongon (beads), and colorful ba-ag (g-strings).
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Kalinga, Lower Tanudan
Kalinga, Lower Tanudan
The Lower Tanudan Kalinga are found in the southern part of Kalinga. Their language, which is most intelligible with that of the Limos Kalinga, has three dialects: Minangali, Tinaloctoc, and Pinangol.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Kalinga, Limos
Kalinga, Limos
Also known as the Northern Kalinga and Limos-Liwan Kalinga, the Limos Kalinga live in Kalinga Province.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Kalinga, Butbut
Kalinga, Butbut
They have a reputation for being “the strong people of the Cordilleras.” At the same time, Kalingas greatly value family and kinship; thus, the household, extended household of the kinship circle, and territorial region are significant units of Kalinga society. In the past, they gained leadership and respect through headhunting, along with other skills at which an individual excelled.
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Published at 2018-03-02 by Puerto Parrot
Spotlight: Kalinga Tattoo Artist Whang Od
Spotlight: Kalinga Tattoo Artist Whang Od
The Philippines’ fierce Kalinga tribe has just one remaining ‘mambabatok’, or master tattoo artist: Whang Od, who is nearly 100 years old. A visit to her home in the Cordillera mountains is one of the most sought-after tattoo pilgrimages in the world. Read on for more about Whang Od, the Kalingas, and this fast-disappearing tradition of hand-tapped body art.
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Published at 2018-02-06 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Arts, Culture, Documentary, People
Culture Among the Clouds: A Kalinga Itinerary
Culture Among the Clouds: A Kalinga Itinerary
Kalinga is a mountainous, landlocked province bordered by Isabela and Mountain Province to the south, and Abra and Apayao to the west. High up in the green mountains, the Kalinga people have preserved their colorful culture amidst a changing world.
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Published at 2017-12-01 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Culture, People
Kalinga
Kalinga
“Kalinga” comes from the common noun “kalinga” which means “enemy,” “fighter,” or “headtaker” in the Ibanag and Gaddang languages. The inhabitants of Cagayan and Isabela considered the Kalinga as enemies since they conducted headtaking attacks on Ibanag and Gaddang territories. As such, the name is considered a misnomer since it has no geographic or ethnic basis. Yet the term has become the official ethnic name accepted even by the natives themselves.
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Published at 2017-12-01 by Puerto Parrot
Categories : Communities, Culture, People