The Manóbos of Mindanáo

The Man��bos of Mindan��o

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Title: The Man��bos of Mindan��o Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir
Author: John M. Garvan

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THE MAN��BOS OF MINDAN��O
by
JOHN M. GARVAN

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 MAN��BOS OF MINDAN��O
JOHN M. GARVAN
Presented to the Academy at the Annual Meeting, 1929

THE MAN��BOS OF MINDAN��O
by
JOHN M. GARVAN

CONTENTS

PART I. DESCRIPTIVE

CHAPTER I.
Classification and geographical distribution of Man��bos and other peoples in eastern Mindan��o
Explanation of terms "Eastern Mindan��o" The term "tribe" Present use of the word "Man��bo" The derivation and original application of the word "Man��bo" Geographical distribution of the Man��bos in eastern Mindan��o In the Ag��san Valley On the eastern side of the Pacific Cordillera On the peninsula of San Agustin The Mam��nuas, or Negritos, and Negrito-Man��bo half-breeds The Banu��ons The Ma?ggu��?gans The Mans��kas The Debab��ons The Mand��yas The T��gum branch The Ag��san Valley branch The Pacific coast branch The gulf of Davao branch The Moros The Bil��ns The Tagaka��los The L��aks or L��ags The conquistas or recently Christianized peoples The Man��bo conquistas The Mand��ya conquistas The Mam��nua conquistas The Ma?ggu��?gan conquistas The Mans��ka conquistas The Debab��on conquistas The Bis��yas or Christian Filipinos
CHAPTER II.
Physical characteristics and general appearance of the Man��bos of eastern Mindan��o
Physical type Divergence of types General physical type Racial and tribal affinities Montano's Indonesian theory Keane's view The Indonesian theory as applied to Man��bos Physical type of contiguous peoples The Ma?ggu��?gans The Mand��yas The Debab��ons The Mam��nuas The Banu��ons Physical appearance as modified by dress and ornamentation
CHAPTER III.
A survey of the material and sociological culture of the Man��bos of eastern Mindan��o
General material culture Dwellings Alimentation Narcotic and stimulating enjoyments Means of subsistence Weapons and implements Industrial activities General sociological culture Domestic life Marital relations Pregnancy, birth, and childhood Medicine, sickness, and death Social and family enjoyments Political organization System of government and social control Methods of warfare Intertribal and analogous relations Administration of justice General principles and various laws Regulations governing domestic relations and property; customary procedure in settlement of disputes
CHAPTER IV.
Religious ideas and mental characteristics in general
A brief survey of religion The basis, influence, and machinery of religion The hierarchy of Man��bo divinities, beneficent and malignant Priests, their functions, attributes, and equipment The main characteristics of Man��bo religion Mental and other attainments and characteristics

PART II. GENERAL MATERIAL CULTURE

CHAPTER V.
The Manobo home
In general Motives that determine the selection of the site Religious motives Material motives Religious ceremonies connected with the erection of a house Structure of the house The materials The dimensions and plan of construction The floor The roof and the thatch The walls The doorway and the ladder Internal arrangements Decorations The furniture and equipment of the house The underpart and the environment of the house Order and cleanliness of the house
CHAPTER VI.
Dress
General remarks Delicacy in exposure of the person Variety in quantity and quality of clothes The use of bark cloth Dress as an indication of rank Dress in general Preferential colors in dress The man's dress Hats and headkerchiefs The jacket The lower garment The girdle The betel-nut knapsack The woman's dress The jacket The upper Ag��san style The style of the central group The girdle and its pendants The skirt
CHAPTER VII.
Personal adornment
General remarks Hair and head adornment Care and ornamentation of the head Combs Ear disks Neck and breast ornaments Arm and hand ornamentation Knee and ankle adornments Body mutilations General remarks Mutilation of the teeth Mutilation of the ear lobes Depilation Tattooing Circumcision
CHAPTER VIII.
Alimentation
Fire and its production The "fire saw" The steel and flint process Continuation of the fire Lighting Culinary and table equipment Various kinds of food The preparation and cooking of food Preparing the food Cooking the food Food restrictions and taboos Meals Ordinary meals Festive meals
CHAPTER IX.
Narcotic and stimulating enjoyments
Drinks used by the Manobos Sugar-palm wine B��hi toddy Sugarcane brew Extraction of the juice Boiling Fermentation Mead Drinking General remarks The sums��m-an Drinking during religious