IKALAHAN

IKALAHAN
O Also known as Kallahan, Kalanguya,
Kadasan, Ikalasan, Kalasan
O They are called "people of the forest" which was
derived from the name Ikalahan, with prefix "I"
meaning "residents" and the term "kalahan"
meaning the type of forest trees indigenous in the
area.

O They live in mid-altitude tropical oak forests and

practice a variant of the standard Cordillera
culture, especially as regards the importance of
pigs and meat sharing and thepaditprestige feast
TERRITORIALITY
 TERRITORIALITY
O Luzon:
Nueva Viscaya and Benguet
provinces, especially Imugan and
Kayapa
O The Kalanguya group lives in SW
Ifugao province.
 LANGUAGE
OKalanguya
OKeleyi
COSTUMES
 RELIGION
OIndigenous/ Christian
 BELIEFS, RITUALS,
TRADITION AND CUSTOMS
O The traditional celebration is the keleng, a semi-religious
feast and ritual that may be used to appease the gods,
deities and ancestral spirits for the healing of illness.
O The ritual is led by themabakiwith prayers and chants
(baki) before the sacrificial pig is killed and again, before the
serving of the cooked meat. During the sacrificial butchering,
the pig's liver is taken to the mabaki for inspection, and if the
organ looks ills, he may request another pig to be sacrificed.
O Laga(the smallest form of celebration)
O Padit(Prestige feast, most extravagant and expensive) are
also rituals of appeasement.
O the Iwak, meat is consumed principally during rituals and is
meticulously shared.
O When it comes to burial, they choose to cover the dead a
cloth only not using caffine.
 FOODS
Wet rice
Sweet potatoes,
Taro
Pork
Guava jelly
 ART AND EXPRESSIVE
FORMS
O Handicrafts(especially those using
rattan,
Bamboo and wood)
O A few men have become skilled
blacksmiths making various types of
knives and digging tools for the
women to use in the fields
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