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Kalinga shrine
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Visual materialSubject(s): Circa 1970
| Kalinga | 1970 | animals | chinese jars | commerce | deities | deity | forests | gods | indigenous | kabunyan | luzon | mountains | nature | oriental ceramics | pixel | rites | trade | water fomsOnline resources: View photo (midsize) | View photo (thumbnail) | View in Retrato website General Note(s): Aside from Kabunyan, their supreme being, the Kalinga have nature deities who they believe protect and inhabit forests, mountains, water forms, and animals (See CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Vol. ll, 30). Photo shows a Chinese jar guarding a shrine where the decapitated head of an enemy was left after a headhunting expedition. The jar symbolizes tribal recognition of the heroic exploit. YYYImage type: Reproduction: Photograph
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Filipinas Heritage Library | Retrato - Peoples | PE00705 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Not for loan | PE00705 |
Aside from Kabunyan, their supreme being, the Kalinga have nature deities who they believe protect and inhabit forests, mountains, water forms, and animals (See CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Vol. ll, 30). Photo shows a Chinese jar guarding a shrine where the decapitated head of an enemy was left after a headhunting expedition. The jar symbolizes tribal recognition of the heroic exploit. YYY
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