"Native Life in the Philippines" (1913)
Category: Produced Film
Length: 07:55
| Film ID | F16-0550 |
| Film Description | Partially edited, thus footage represents parts of the film "Native Life in the Philippines" by Dean C. Worcester, filmed by Charles Martin. most or all footage contained on F16-0551 and F16-0552 [Formerly known as Bontoc Igorot A]. Ceremonial dance, possibly a coming of age ceremony.(Ifugao) Offerings made to stone figures. Preparation of grain (grinding and winnowing) and carrying water from well in pots on top of heads. (Bontoc Igorot) Young girls dressing each others' hair in a line. (Bontoc Igorot) Men doing metal-smithing with a bellows system. Terraced fields Bathing in a stream. Mock combat between two warriors with shields, spear, and axe.(Bontoc Igorot) Gathering tubers in the field.(Bontoc Igorot) Musicians playing for a gathering.(Kalinga) Swarming locusts. Making baskets.(Bontoc Igorot) Gathering of reeds for the baskets.(Bontoc Igorot) This is one reel of the film "Native Life in the Philippines" (1913) produced by Dean C. Worcester and photographed by Charles Martin. It may be that the footage here has been re-assembled and cut by unknown parties over the years. The footage for this film was in 2011 restored under a grant by the NFPF. |
| Video Category | Produced Film |
| Film Creator | Dean C. Worcester |
| Topics | Cordillera (region), Phillipines, Bontoc people, Bontoc Igorot, Ifugao people, Kalinga people, Kalinga, Ifugao, Metal work, Metal smithing, Basket weaving, Dancing, Dance |
| Contributor(s) | Charles Martin, photographer |
| Rights | All rights are reserved by the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology (Penn Museum). Any use of the footage in productions is forbidden unless rights have been secured by contacting the Penn Museum Archives at 215-898-8304, or email photos@pennmuseum.org. |