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Textile Weaver
Lang Dulay (August 3, 1928 - April 30, 2015) was a Filipino traditional weaver who
was a recipient of the National Living Treasures Award.
She is credited with preserving her people's tradition of weaving T'nalak, a dyed
fabric made from refined abaca fibre
Born on August 3, 1928, Lang Dulay was a T'boli princess[3] from the Lake
Sebu region in South Cotabato. She first learnt weaving at the age of 12 from
her mother, Luan Senig.
She is known for maintaining the use of traditional motifs in T'nalak weaving
amidst commercialization of the craft which saw the introduction of more
modern designs by non-T'bolis.[1] She notably had a mental repertoire of around
100 patterns and designs:[4] some of these were based on her dreams, hence
her description as a "dreamweaver".
Lang Dulay set up the Manlilikha ng Bayan Center workshop in her hometown to
promote the traditional art of T'nalak weaving and by 2014, five of her
grandchildren had become weavers
Lang Dulay fell into a coma in early 2015[3] and died on April 30 of the same
year.
She was conferred the National Living Treasures Award in 1998 That same year,
her works were featured in an exhibit at the Smithsonian
Institution in Washington, D.C. in the United States as part of the Philippine
Independence Centennial celebrations.
SALINTA MONON
Salinta Monon was a Filipino textile weaver who was the one of two recipients
of the National Living Treasures Award in 1998. She was known for her Bagobo-
Tagabawa textiles and was known as the "last Bagobo weaver".
Monon was born on December 12, 1920 and grew up in
Bituag, Bansalan in Davao del Sur and watched her mother weave ikat a
traditional abaca fabric when she was a child, She asked her mother how to use
the loom at age 12 and learned how to weave within a few months.[3] She
weaves a design for three to four months. In a month she can weave fabric
which can be used for a single abaca tube skirt which measures 3.5 x 0.42
meters. Her favorite design is the binuwaya or crocodile which is said to be
among the most difficult to weave.[4]
According to Cherry Quizon, an anthropologist based in New York, the origin of
Monon's design can be dated back as early as the 1910s.
Monon was awarded the National Living Treasures Award in 1998.[1] She died on
June 4, 2009.
Due to her reputation as a weaver, Agton Monon, a farmer and her husband,
had to pay a high bride price to her father Datu Bansalan Barra for him to be
allowed to marry her. The two got married in July 4, 1946 and had six children.
Salinta Monon had to manage the farm after her husband died in the 1970s.
MAGDALENA GAMAYO
Ginaw Bilog was a Filipino poet who was recognized as a National Living
Treasure by the Philippine government.[
Born on January 3, 1953, Bilog was a Hanunuo Mangyan who was a native
of Mansalay, Oriental Mindoro. He was known for his efforts in preserving the
mangyan poetry tradition of ambahan.
Then-President Fidel V. Ramos, conferred the National Living Treasure Award to
Ginaw Bilog on December 17, 1993 in recognition of his people's preservation
efforts of the ambahan poetry which is recorded on bamboo.
He died in June 3, 2003 at age 50 due to a lingering illness.
MASINO INTARAY
Masino Intaray was a Filipino poet, bard artist, and musician who is
a Palawan native known for his performance of the local traditions
of basal, kulilal and bagit. He is also a recipient of the National Living
Treasure recognition.
Intaray was born on April 10, 1943 in Makagwa Valley and lived Brooke's
Point, Palawan. He is known for playing multiple indigenous instruments namely
the basal (gong), aroding (mouth harp), and the babarak (ring flute). Intaray is
also known for his performance of kulilal or songs and bagit, a form of vocal
music.
The Palawan native was married and had four children. Intaray died on
November 30, 2013 due to complications from diabetes which included multiple
bouts of stroke. He was aged 70.
ALONZO SACIAG
Uwang Ahadas is a Filipino folk musician of the Yakan people who is a recipient
of the National Living Treasures Award.
Uwang Ahadas was born on February 16, 1945. He went near blind when he was
five years old. Ahadas along with his siblings musicians were taught how to play
Yakan traditional instruments as children. He first learned how to play the
gabbang, a wooden bamboo instrument similar to the xylophone then learned
how to play the agung an instrument traditionally played by Yakan men.
By age 20, Ahadas had already mastered the kwintangan which is considered
as the most important Yakan musical instrument despite the instrument
traditionally reserved for women. He can also play the tuntungan.
He taught his children how to play Yakan traditional instruments, including Darna
who would later become a teacher of these traditions herself. Ahadas went on
to promote these traditions outside his native town of Lamitan, Basilan.
Ahadas was recognized as a National Living Treasure by the National
Commission for Culture and the Arts in the year 2000.
GAMABA
(Gawad
Manlilikha
ng Bayan)
Awardees
Submitted by:
REYNA DENSO
MYLENE GAGARIN