Arrowhead Lake

Looking west from the Bridge of Spain

The main approach to the Philippine Reservation was by way of the Bridge of Spain, a noble viaduct crossng Arrowhead lake at its angle. Toward the east was the Visayan Village. Toward the west, or at the right was the Moro village, composed of the dwellings of two distinct tribes. The Samal Moros built their houses over the water, while the Lanao Moros, who came from the inland country, clung to the land. At home they built some of their houses in the trees, and one of these lodgings was displayed within the reservation, in the court of the Ethnology Building. Between the Samal and Lanao Moros didn't get along and they were carefully separated. The Samal Moros were expert in metal work and in weaving, but they were chiefly distinguished as fishermen, pearl-divers and rovers of the seas, and at the time, they were pirates. But they had from the beginning been friends of the Americans, and vauable allies. A number of them were enlisted in the Philippine Constabulary, where, in deference to their Mohammedan belief, they were not required to wear hats or caps.


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