UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MINDANAO

‘‘IFUGAO’’

Allyssa Mae Revive Bagtasos

 IFUGAO
• The Ifugao people inhabit the most rugged and
mountainous part of the country, high up in the
central Cordillera in northern Luzon.

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 IFUGAO
• The term “Ifugao” is composed of the prefix i
meaning “people of” and pugaw meaning “the
cosmic earth.” It could also have been derived
from the term ipugo, which means “from the
hill.” Ifugao mythology, however, says that ipugo
is a type of rice grain given to the people by
Matungulan, the god of grains.

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 IFUGAO
• UNESCO World Heritage Site
• cultivate rice on steep mountain slopes for over
2,000 years
• rich tradition of oral literature and storytelling

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“PAGGADDUT
DANCE”
 Significant Events

• A celebration of community and solidarity

• performed during celebrations and festivities,
such as weddings and harvest festivals.

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Musical Instruments

GANGSA KUDYAPI or KUSYAPI

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Attire

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“BUMAYAH DANCE”
 History

•  Imbajah (also called Bumayah), is an Ifugao

held to propitiate gods to watch over the crops
and ensure a bountiful harvest.
• An Ifugao dance of thanksgiving to the god
Kabunian. In this dance, performed by both
men and women, the movements mimic those
of a rooster scratching the ground.
• This joyful dance serves as a prayer of
thanksgiving for a beautiful rice harvest.

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 Attire
• Lamma – white sleeveless blouse with red trimmings.
• Tolge (tapis) – striped wrap skirt
• Botong – cloth belt with size pompoms
• Headdress of round framed wrapped with red cloth and
strips of bamboo tipped with white feathers (strung beads
for the lower class).
• Wanoh – red and dark blue stripped G-string.
• Gamong – blanket sash draped on one shoulder
• Ginuttu – carabao bone belt
• Pinukla – tasseled side bag tucked to the side of the G-
string
• Kango – bamboo or rattan headdress adorned with hornbil
skull and feathers
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 TOLGE
LAMMA KANGO
(TAPIS)

GINUTTU HEADDRE
SS
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 Musical Instruments
Ganza (flat gongs) libbit(drums)

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“DINNUY-A DANCE”
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 Significant Events

• Celebration of community and harvest

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Musical Instruments

GIMBAL KALATONG/KALAGONG

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Attire

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“UYAOY/UYAUY
FOLK DANCE”
 History

• It is mainly
celebrated by a
Kadangayan or
chieftain of he
village in order to
reaffirm his social
status in the
community.

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 Significant Events

• Mostly performed in wedding festival

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Musical Instruments

GONG
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Attire

Male: Wanes Female: Lufid

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 Dance Movements

• Men spread their arms to imitate sakpaya

hawk’s majestic glide and stamp their feet to
affirm their affinity with the cosmic earth as the
women throw their arms upward while
scratching the ground with their toes.

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