Ethno Group: Aeta |
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The Aeta/Aytas are the earliest inhabitants in the Philippines. The Aeta indigenous group is one of the 110 tribes scattered around the Philippines. Its members number about 140,591 individuals. Those found in Central Luzon dwell in the pockets of mountains in the provinces of Zambales, Pampanga, Tarlac, Bataan, and Nueva Ecija. They are tribal in character, thus they confine themselves to a very limited world of their own.
These Aetas are nomadic and build only temporary lean-to shelters made of two folded sticks driven to the ground and covered with palm of banana leaves. The more prosperous and modernized Aetas have learned to live in villages on tablelands and mountain clearings. They live in houses made of bamboo and cogon grass. The Aetas senses are highly developed. Their senses of direction and smell are extraordinary. They can tract down a snake by its smell and can identify different kinds of plants and its flowering patterns. The entertainment fare of Aetas consists of songs and dances. Their musical instruments are highly developed. |
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