The hanging coffins of Sagada are in the mountains of the northern Philippines. Igorot tribe members hung coffins on the cliff so the deceased could be closer to the spirits of their ancestors.
Ramon Igorot Organization, Inc. (RIO ... These tribal groups are: the Bontoc tribes (commonly known as the northern kankaneys), the Ibalois tribes, Benguet Kankanaey tribes, the Bago tribes, and the ...
The better part of the collection illustrates the former, the Negrito, Igorot and Bagoboo tribes, each being represented by a few specimens, while from the Moros there is a fairly large collection.