Also known as: Zambales Negritos
A negrito people living in the Zambales mountains of Luzon
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Nature god(s)
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Present, and a major focus of supernatural practice
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 65-67 |
Ancestral spirits
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Present, and a major focus of supernatural practice
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 48, 65 |
Forces of nature are controlled by or imbued with the supernatural
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Present
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 63-64 |
General Supernatural Practices |
Scarification
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Present in culture, but not as a rite or feature of a rite
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 36-37 |
Piercing
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Present in culture, but not as a rite or feature of a rite
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 36-38 |
Population of largest political community
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100-999
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Conflict between communities of the culture
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Frequent, occurring at least yearly
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 70 |
Conflict with other cultures
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Frequent, occurring at least yearly
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 68-71 |
Conflict within communities
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Low
() |
Contact with other cultures
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Frequent, through trade, warfare, travel, etc.
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 44 |
Distance to closest landmass inhabited by a different culture (km)
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0.0
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. Plate II |
Pre-Austronesian population
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Present: Clear evidence of human occupation prior to Austronesian settlement
(Source) |
Bellwood (1995), pp. 109 |
Hindu / Buddhist influence on supernatural belief
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No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact
(Source) |
Cribb (2000), pp. Map 2.21 |
Islamic influence on supernatural belief
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No evidence of influence and not in region of known contact
(Source) |
Cribb (2000), pp. Map 2.23 |
Subsistence and Economy
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Land-based means of subsistence |
Land-based hunting performed by one or more groups
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Major
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 44-48 |
Water-based means of subsistence |
Fishing and water-based hunting performed by one or more groups
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Minor
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 48 |
Fishing and water-based hunting performed by individuals
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Medium
(Source) |
Reed (1904), pp. 48 |
Geographical Range of Culture |
External Links
References
Bellwood, P. (1995). Austronesian Prehistory in Southeast Asia: Homeland, Expansion and Transformation. P. Bellwood, J.J. Fox, & D. Tryon (Eds.), The Austronesians: Historical and Comparative Perspectives (pp 113-114). Canberra, Australia: ANU Press.
Blevins, J. (2008). Some Comparative Notes on Proto-Oceanic *Mana: Inside and Outside the Austronesian Family. Oceanic Linguistics, 47 (2), 253-274. Retrieved from http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/ol/summary/v047/47.2.blevins.html
Brosius, J. P. (1983). The Zambales Negritos: Swidden agriculture and environmental change. Philippine Quarterly of Culture and Society, 11(2/3), 123-148.
Brunton, R. (1989). The Abandoned Narcotic: Kava and Cultural Instability in Melanesia. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press.
Cribb, R. (2000). Historical atlas of Indonesia. Surrey, UK: Curzon Press.
Reed, W.A. (1904). Negritos of Zambales. Manila, Philippines: Bureau of Public Printing. Retrieved from https://archive.org/details/negritoszambale01reedgoog/mode/1up