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VANDOO · 20th October 2013, 06:05 AM

I THINK ALL OF THESE PICTURES ARE EITHER POSED OR BEING PUT ON FOR A CEREMONY MOSTLY FOR OUTSIDERS. SORT OF LIKE OUR REINACTMENT GROUPS DO HERE IN THE USA. IT IS UNLIKELY OUTSIDERS WOULD HAVE BEEN INVITED TO A REAL VICTORY DANCE WITH REAL HEADS AS HEADHUNTING WAS FROWNED ON OR AGAINST THE LAW. THE WAY THE HEAD SITS UP IN THESE PICTURES MAKES ME DOUBT IT IS THE REAL THING. THE PICTURES IDENTIFY THE TRIBES PICTURED AS IGOROT, IFUGAO AND KALINGA AND AS JOSE MENTIONED THE WEAPONS /SHIELDS LOOK LIKE BONTOC. A TROUPE PERFORMING FOR OUTSIDERS EVEN IN THE 1920'S MAY HAVE USED VARIOUS TRIBAL ITEMS AS PROPS FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES.

20th October 2013, 06:05 AM	#6
VANDOO (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: OKLAHOMA, USA Posts: 3,138	I THINK ALL OF THESE PICTURES ARE EITHER POSED OR BEING PUT ON FOR A CEREMONY MOSTLY FOR OUTSIDERS. SORT OF LIKE OUR REINACTMENT GROUPS DO HERE IN THE USA. IT IS UNLIKELY OUTSIDERS WOULD HAVE BEEN INVITED TO A REAL VICTORY DANCE WITH REAL HEADS AS HEADHUNTING WAS FROWNED ON OR AGAINST THE LAW. THE WAY THE HEAD SITS UP IN THESE PICTURES MAKES ME DOUBT IT IS THE REAL THING. THE PICTURES IDENTIFY THE TRIBES PICTURED AS IGOROT, IFUGAO AND KALINGA AND AS JOSE MENTIONED THE WEAPONS /SHIELDS LOOK LIKE BONTOC. A TROUPE PERFORMING FOR OUTSIDERS EVEN IN THE 1920'S MAY HAVE USED VARIOUS TRIBAL ITEMS AS PROPS FOR THEIR PERFORMANCES.