Igorote - Dead Irogotes - Philippines

Dead Irogotes, mummified in the seating position and preserved using a dry smoking process. Igorot are the people of the Cordillera region, on the Philippino Island of Luzon. The smaller group of the Igorot live in the east and north of the Island and formerly practiced headhunting. These may be from the Kabayan Mummy Burial Caves~~The town of Kabayan is located just over 50 miles from Baguio and contains one of the region's cultural treasures. The Mummies of Kabayan were buried in capsule-shaped coffins in caves high up in the cliffs. Experts estimate some of the mummies to be at least 500 years old

Ancestor Ancestors Baguio Capsules Caves Cordillera Extraordinary Grisly Gruesome Headhunting Hunched Luzon Mummies Mummification Philippines Philippino Phillipines Preservation Skulls Smoked

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