The Sulu Archipelago and its people, by Sixto Y. Orosa ...
INHABITANTS OF THE ARCHIPELAGO 69 Sulu house away from the sea. TILE BAJAOS The Bajaos, Luwaan, or Pala-u are the lowest class of people in the Suhl Archipelago. They are nmost conmonly found about the islands of Siasi and Sitankai. Many of them are coming to stay about the island of Siasi. The Bajaos are "sea gypsies," living in dirty, verminloaded and foul-smelling vintas, constantly roving. Often eight adults with an equal number of children crowd into a small vinta, where cooking and sometimes weaving are carried on. The Bajaos say that they get sick if they stay on land even for a couple of hours. It is reported that if one of them is ashore when a storm arises, he at once takes to his boat because he feels safer there. A few of these people live in rough huts built over the edge of the sea. The roof of a hut will be only about one meter from the floor, and the occupants, in consequence, often become humpbacked. The main occupations of both men and women, among the Bajaos, are fishing and diving. The people
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- The Sulu Archipelago and its people, by Sixto Y. Orosa ...
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- Orosa, Sixto Y 1891-
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- 1931.
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"The Sulu Archipelago and its people, by Sixto Y. Orosa ..." In the digital collection The United States and its Territories, 1870 - 1925: The Age of Imperialism. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/ahz9503.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 14, 2025.