Negritos of Zambales

This study presents an ethnographic survey of a short-statured indigenous population in a Philippine province, mapping distribution, habitat, and contacts with neighboring peoples. It describes physical appearance, personal adornment, clothing, dwellings, subsistence and craft activities, and provides accounts of hunting, agriculture, manufacture, games, music, and ritual dances. Social organization and customs are examined through discussions of marriage, ceremonial practices, burial rites, family arrangements, slavery, and local beliefs. The report also notes colonial administrative encounters and includes anthropometric data, vocabulary lists, and numerous photographs and illustrations to support the field observations.