Wearing the batling (ear pendants) signifies headhunter and adult male status. Only men who had taken an enemy head can wear this ornament. It is made of the beak of a Rufous hornbill (local name: kalaw), cut at an angle and ornamented with floriated edges and bits of shell attached with fine chain. Inserted at the upper earlobes, the batling, when worn, is in constant motion.