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Word: salip

Category: dance 

1. Ethno-linguistic group: Kalinga

2. General physical description: courtship dance where both male and female flap their arms simulating the movements of a rooster and a hen.

3. General playing technique: The men flourish their blankets toward their partners. The ddance ends with the offering of a blanket where a Kalinga maiden expresses her choice between two men.

4. Musical function: 

5. Playing circumstance: courship

Source:CCP Encyclopedia of Philippine Art, Volume I, Peoples of the Philippines, K-Z

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