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Updated: May 24, 2025
The feature of self-perpetuation displays itself in that it decides when the various men of the ato become am-a'-ma, "old men," and therefore members of the in-tug-tu'-kan. A person is told some day to come and counsel with the in-tug-tu'-kan, and thenceforth he is a member of the group.
In Igorot names there is no vestige of a kinship group tracing relation through either the paternal or maternal line. The people are generally reticent about telling their names; and when they do tell, the name given is usually the one borne in childhood; an old man will generally answer " am-a'-ma," meaning simply "old man." Circumcision Most boys are circumcised at from 4 to 7 years of age.
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