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Title Details	Bontoc deity
Subjects	Circa 1903 Bontoc Anito anthropology cordillera ethnic groups ethnolinguistic fern tree headhunting hunters igorot indigenous peoples jenks ko-mis komis mountain province worcester omens sculpture village boundary
Material Type	VM Visual material
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Format	print
Collection	Filipinas Heritage Library
Image Type	Reproduction: Photograph
Original Caption	'Anito Head' post in a Ko-Mis.
Keyword	Anito anthropology cordillera ethnic groups ethnolinguistic fern tree headhunting hunters igorot indigenous peoples jenks ko-mis komis mountain province worcester omens sculpture village boundary

Item Call Number	PE00098
Status	Available
Barcode	PE00098
Photo Id	Photo ID - PE00098
Title	Title - Bontoc deity Statement of responsibility, etc. - Dean C. Worcester
Notes	Notes - (See Original Caption.) A komis is s fern-tree figure--a trellis-like ritual sculpture with a protective function--found at village boundaries. It consists of vertical posts to which horizontal poles are tied. The root end of the tree, which is the top end of the komis, is carved in the shape of an anito. Before a headhunting expedition, warriors spend time at a komis waiting for omens (Jenks,177; CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Vol. 1, 297).
Media Format	Media format - print
Collection	Collection - Filipinas Heritage Library
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Image Type	Image Type - Reproduction: Photograph
Original Caption	Original Caption - 'Anito Head' post in a Ko-Mis.
Date	Date - Circa 1903
Subject	Subject - Bontoc
Keywords	Keyword - Anito Keyword - anthropology Keyword - cordillera Keyword - ethnic groups Keyword - ethnolinguistic Keyword - fern tree Keyword - headhunting Keyword - hunters Keyword - igorot Keyword - indigenous peoples Keyword - jenks Keyword - ko-mis Keyword - komis Keyword - mountain province Keyword - worcester Keyword - omens Keyword - sculpture Keyword - village boundary

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