Agta or Aeta

JASON D. DIMITUI
 The Agtas grow root crops, rice and
Agta vegetables in their farms. Rice takes
time to harvest, so they substitute it with
or a boiled root crop called “dugma,”
which gives them a shorter harvest time.
Aeta Hunting is another means of subsistence
for the Agtas.
They catch running game by spearing
them with
pointed sticks called “galud” or by
means of pit-traps. Birds are caught by
using slingshots locally known as
“labtik” and traps made from a glue-like
sap called “dikit.”
 TheAetas, Agta or Ayta
Physical characteristics are the original black race
(Africans) that live in
scattered, isolated
mountainous northern
part of The Philippines on
the island of Luzon
before the
Austronesian (Malays
andAsian groups)
migrations.

The different names

referring to Aeta like
"Ayta", "Agta",
"Atta"/"Ata", "Ati" and
"Ita" were probably
derived from the root word
"it", which in many
Philippine languages
means "black“.
 indigenous
people
scattered
widely over
7,000 square
kilometers of
dense rain
forest in
eastern Luzon
in the
Philippines.

They are thought

to be among the
earliest inhabitants
of the Philippines
Physical Shortne
ss
Stature
Characteri (1.35-1.5
meters)
stics
Dark
Skin

Kinky
Hair

Broad
Nose
CULTURE

• Mag- • Young • Women weave

SKILLS
LANGUAGE

CLOTHING
indi Womenwear winnows and
• Mag- wraparound mats.
antsi skirt. • Men make
• Abellen • Elder women armlets.
• Ambala wearbark cloth. • Plaiting
• Marivel • Elder men wear • Aeta women are
eño loincloths known around
• The old women the country as
of the Agta experts of the
wear a bark cloth herbal
strip which medicines.
passes between • Fishing and
the legs, and is catching crabs
attached to a are other means
string around of livelihood for
the waist. theAgtas.
 Baslay- a bow and arrow used
for fishing
Livelihood
Banwit-a set of fishing instrument

Boro- a slender bamboo with a few meters of nylon at one end that has a

hook where bait is placed Sulo-a small torch used to attract the fishes

and crabs during night-timefishing

Agahid- a net used for catching fishes and crabs

Kawit- a hooked wire used to dislodge

crabs from their hidingplaces Sagad-a

rattan basket where the catch is placed

Bobo- a trap made from split bamboo

CULTURE
A traditional form of
visual art is body The Aetahave a
Art scarification. Other
"decorative
Music musical heritage
consisting of
disfigurements" include the
chipping of the various types of
teeth. agung
The Aetas intentionally ensembles–
wound the skin on their ensembles
back, arms, breast, legs, composed of
hands, calves and abdomen, large hanging,
and then they irritate the suspended or
wounds with fire, lime and held,
other means to form bossed/knobbed
scars. gongs which act
as drone
without any
Flowers and leaves are accompanying
used as earplugs for
certain occasions.Girdles, melodic
necklaces, and neckbands instrument.
of braided rattan
incorporated with wild pig
bristles are frequently
worn.
Religious Monotheistic
Practices

Believing in one all-

powerful character who
rules over the lower entities

The Pinatubo Aeta of Mt.

Pinatubo worship a god
called Apo Namalyari.

The Aeta are animists,

believing that non- human
forms are spiritual entities
THE
MALAWEG
Population
• 25,000
Primary
language • Itawit
Primary
Dialect
• Malaweg
Primary
Religion
• Christianity
 They are located in sections of Cagayan Valley and
Kalinga-apayao
Malaweg provinces and in the town of Rizal.

Physically, Malauegs have dark complexion, of medium height and with

big body built.
They are known to be quiet, humble, modest, and loyal
people. Agriculture and fishing serves their main economic
activities.

are monogamous and still practice the old customs in their way of
courtship and marriage.

Giving birth for a Malaueg mother is also replete with ritual practices.
Upon birth, the child will be wrapped in a clean cloth and placed in a
biga-o, thereafter, it will be pushed towards the door and then the child
will be given a name. Afterwards, the child will be laid beside the mother
who is then is given ampalaya leaf extracts so that the blood sucked inside
the mothers womb is spewed.

Their main crops are lowland rice and corn.