SELF-LEARNING MODULE

MAPEH
GRADE 7

ARTS
WRITER JONNA MARIE M. ERFE

MOST ESSENTIAL LEARNING COMPETENCIES (MELCs)

WEEK 1:
A. Analyzes elements and principles of art in the production of ones art and crafts inspired by the
arts of Luzon (highlands and lowlands) Code: A7EL-Ib-1
B. Identifies characteristics of arts and crafts in specific areas in Luzon (e.g. papier mache’[taka]
from Paete, Ifugao wood sculptures [Bul-ul], Cordillera jewelry and potery, tattoo and Ilocos weaving
and pottery [Burnay], etc. Code:A7EL-Ia-2

WEEK 2:
A. Reflects on or derive the mood, idea or message emanating from selected artifacts and art objects.
Code: A7PL-Ih-1
B. Appreciate the artiacts and art objects in terms of their uses and distinct use of art elements and
principles. Code: A7PL-Ih-2

WEEK 3:
A. Incorporates the design , form, and spirit of the highland/lowland artefact and object in one’s
creation. Code: A7PL-Ih-3
B. Creates crafts that can be locally assembled with local materials, guided by local traditional
techniques (e.g. habi, lilip etc. ) Code: A7PR-Ic-e-1

WEEK 4:
A. Traces the external (foreign) and internal (indigenous) influences reflected in the design of an
artwork and in the making of a crafts or artifact. Code: A7PL-Ih-4

WEEK 5:
A. Creates crafts that can be locally assembled with local materials, guided by local traditional
techniques (e.g. habi, lilip etc. ) Code: A7PR-Ic-e-1

WEEK 6:
A. Discusses the elemets from traditions/history of a community for ones artwork. Code: A7PR-If-2
B. Shows the relationship of the development of crafts in specific ares of the country, according to
functionality, traditional specialized expertise, and availability of resources ( e.g. pottery, weaving,
jewelry, basket) Code

WEEK 7:
A. Shows the relationship of Luzon (higlands and lowlands) arts and crafts to Philippine culture,
traditions, and history ( Islamic influences, Spanish heritage, and American legacies in education,
business, modernization , and entertainment, as well as an indigenous practices. Fiestas and other
religious and social practices. Code: A7PR-Ih4

TO THE LEARNERS
Before starting the module, I want you to set aside other tasks which may disturb you
while enjoying the lessons. Read the simple instructions below to enjoy the objectives of this
kit successfully. Have fun!

1. Follow carefully all the contents and instructions indicated on every page of this module.
2. Write in your notebook the concept about the lessons. Writing enhances learning, which
is important to develop and keep in mind.
3. Perform all the provided activities in the module, use a separate sheet of paper in
answering the exercises.
4. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next page.
5. Analyze the posttest conceptually and apply what you have learned.
6. If you encounter any difficulty answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to ask
for help from your teacher. Enjoy studying!
HONESTY IS THE BEST POLICY!
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 EXPECTATIONS
At the end of this module, you are expected to:

a. Familiarize the elements of arts and principle of design,

b. Identify the characteristics of representative arts and crafts of specific areas of
Luzon,
c. Recognize the different representative arts and crafts of highlands and lowlands
Luzon,
d. Appreciate the arts and crafts in terms of their utilization,
e. Apply what you have learned in elements and principles of arts and the patterns
used in tattoo art,
f. Create your tattoo art, considering the patterns used in Mountain Province,
g. Apprehend the different architecture from highlands and lowlands Luzon,
h. Discover the internal and external influences of the different architecture from
lowlands and highlands Luzon,
i. Create an artwork inspired by arts and crafts from lowlands Luzon using
available materials,
j. Present the inter-relationship of the arts and crafts in specific areas of the
country,
k. Reflects on the relationship of arts and crafts of highlands and lowlands Luzon
as influenced by other factors.

LOOKING BACK
Directions: Read and study the given definition of Art to understand this unit
better.

DEFINITION OF ART

Art is the visual statement that communicates an idea,

expresses a feeling, or presents an interesting design.

WEEK 1

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS LUZON

(ELEMENTS OF ARTS AND PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN
Arts is derived from the Latin word “ars,” which means the ability or skills of an
individual. It can be used in varied ways, the visual and non-visual arts.
Arts are important means of expression, which communicates views, ideas, and
feelings. Art is something to be valued and appreciated.
All arts have certain elements and principles used.
Elements of Art Principles of Design
 LINES- when a dot moves, a line is  BALANCE-it is the equality of weight,
created. There are two kinds of lines, attention, or attraction of the different
a. Straight-line- horizontal, diagonal, elements.
vertical Kinds of balance
b. Curve line, dotted line, thick and thin a. Symmetrical balance is when two sides
line are identical
c. Wavy line, zigzag and jagged line b. Asymmetrical balance is when two
 COLORS- there are primary, sides that do not match.
secondary, and tertiary colors c. Radial balance- it is more common in
a. Primary colors- red, blue, yellow architecture and crafts than in pictorial art
b. Secondary color- green, violet, orange
c. Tertiary colors and produced when  EMPHASIS -It means that the viewer's
primary and secondary colors are attention is focused on a certain part of
combined. Example blue-green, the artwork.
yellow-orange
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  SHAPE- When lines meet, the shape is
created. There are two kinds of shape,  UNITY – is a sense of oneness of things
a. Geometric shapes- are based on belonging together to make one as a
mechanically drawn lines like square,
rectangle, and triangle. whole
b. Organic shapes- are based on the form
of nature, like leaves, fruits, clouds.  VARIETY - use of different elements
 SPACE- is concerned with making all which provide interest in an artwork.
parts functional to make the whole
complete work art  PROPORTION- refer to the relationship
 VALUE- is the degree of lightness and between the parts of a whole.
darkness in a graphic work of art or
painting. Adding neutral colors like
black or white can change the degree  Repetition of accented elements usually
of the color. shape
 TEXTURE- is the surface quality of
the art. It can be smooth or rough.

ACTIVITY

WRITTEN WORK FOR MODULAR AND ONLINE LEARNERS

Activity 1: Look At Me!
Directions: Look at the pictures carefully and analyze the elements of art
present in the artwork. The first picture is done for you as an example.

Art Work Lines Shape Color Texture Value

Inabel

straight rectangle Blue, red rough dark

https://www.google.com/search?q=simple%20inabel

Bul-ul

https://www.google.com/search?q=BUL-UL

Taka

https://www.google.com/search?q=taka+paper+mache&

WEEK 2
LOOKING BACK
Directions: Recall the activities, insights, and reflections that you have learned in
week 1. Write your answer in your MAPEH notebook/journal.

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS LUZON ( ELEMENTS OF ART AND
PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN.
I’ve learned that _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

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ARTS AND CRAFTS OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS LUZON:
INTRODUCTION
Highlands Luzon comprises different regions. Region I ( Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte,
Pangasinan and La Union ) Cagayan Valley( Batanes, Nueva Vizcaya and Isabela, CAR
(Ifugao, Mt. Province, Kalinga, Abra, Apayao). Lowlands Luzon includes Central Luzon
(Bulacan, Pampanga, Zambales, Nueva Ecija and bataan) CALABARZON ( Cavite, Laguna,
Batangas, Rizal, and Quezon) and Bicol region.

The different provinces are known for their exemplary artworks and crafts. As
shown in their representative arts and crafts, some provinces are also good in sculpture,
weaving, tattooing, and jewelry making.

ILOCOS REGION
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Inabel is a hand-weaving technique
in Ilocos Sur, where they use
traditional loom weaving.
Burnay is an unglazed earthen jar
with a small opening and made for
different purposes. Some are used
for water storage, salt, fermented
fish ( bagoong ), and for their local
wine (basi)
Ifugao’s bul’ul is a wooden
sculpture that represents the rice
granary spirits. It is used in
rituals to call the ancestors to
protect their rice fields from
pestilence and ask for an
abundant harvest.
ling – ling-o or dinumog -
amulets or anting-anting. These
are made from jade, copper, gold,
bronze stone, and other
materials. They are worn around
the neck by married women,
which symbolizes fertility.

The arts and crafts of Pangasinan

include the smoothly woven
Bolinao mats made from buri and kadangyan -Mt. Province is
known for its burial cloth used
raffia leaves and the bamboo crafts
by rich people and woven by
(baskets furniture) of San Carlos. female elders.

CAGAYAN VALLEY/BATANES/NUEVA VIZCAYA Tattoo art - A form of art in

Ivatans – are the people living in
the Batanes Group of Islands.
Kalinga that signifies a rite of
passage from youth to
adulthood, a mark of heroism,
bravery, one’s status in the
community, and considered a
form of clothing for females.

vakul - a headgear used by Ivatan

women to protect themselves from Kain- (Kalinga) wrapped
the heat of the sun and rain during around a skirt or tapis which
rainy days. reaches below the knee.

labba- is a bowl-shaped basket

made from rattan.
Soot – a rain cape worn by Ivatan
men. It is made from fronds that
cover the upper part of the body
down to the neck.

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 CENTRAL LUZON

Gaddangs of Nueva Vizcaya are Bulacan

known for their crafts and textiles.
Pabalat or Pastillas wrapper-
is a form
of papercutting originating in
the province of Bulacan. It
Bakwat- a belt used by mothers
involves making intricate
after giving birth
papercut designs from
wrappers used in pastillas, usually papel de
hapon or Japanese paper. It is adorned with different
CALABARZON linear, curvilinear, and geometric designs.

Laguna

Singkaban – is the local term for

Taka or papier-mache- They bamboo arches designed with
come in many colors and forms kayas, used as decorative arches
are hand-painted. that adorn the entrance of town
during the fiesta.

Wood Carving- Paete,

Laguna is famous for wood Pampanga
carving and is considered the
“Wood Carving Capital of the Giant lantern- used to adorn
Philippines” The local term houses. Its special feature is its
for carving is ukit. dancing light in several
geometric shapes and colors.
Angono, Rizal

Higantes - are big paper mache
figures of humans that represent
farmers and fishermen.
BICOL REGION
The arts and crafts of Bicol are mostly weaving made
of abaca. These include slippers, bags, mats, and
baskets. Their motifs are simple but colorful.

Batangas

Barong Tagalog- made from the

fiber of pineapple and woven into
costly fabric. With the intricate
design of callado-a painstakingly
embroidery technique

Quezon

Pahiyas Festival - a festival

wherein the people design their
houses with colorful kiping and
other farm products harvested.

Kiping – is a colorful thin rice

wafer. It is used to decorate houses
during the Pahiyas festival.

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 ACTIVITY
*WRITTEN WORK FOR MODULAR AND ONLINE LEARNERS
Activity 1: GAMITin ang Isip
Directions: Complete the table below by providing the uses of each art and
craft from highlands and lowlands Luzon based on the definition and
samples provided in the brief introduction. The first one is done for you.
Arts and Crafts Uses
Kain wraparound skirt, garment protection against hazards
Labba
Gian Lantern
Singkaban
Lingling-0
Bakwat
Burnay
Vakul
Soot
Pabalat

WEEK 3

LOOKING BACK
Directions: Recall the activities, insights, and reflections that you have learned in
week 2. Write your answer in your MAPEH notebook/journal.

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS LUZON: INTRODUCTION

I’ve learned that _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

ART OF CORDILLERA: TATTOO ART

Tattooing is another form of art of the Kalinga. Because it usually covers the chest
and arms, it may be considered as clothing and body decoration. It also signifies a rite of
passage from youth to adulthood, a mark of heroism, bravery, and status in the
community. The design consists of geometric patterns and lines.

Apo Whang-od Oggay is the last “mambabatok” or

traditional tattoo artist. She uses a mixture of charcoal
and water that is tapped onto the skin through a thorn
end. The painful tattoo technique is said to be a thousand
years old and can only be passed on through lineage.

TATTOO ART PATTERNS

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ACTIVITY
*PERFORMANCE TASK FOR MODULAR AND ONLINE LEARNERS
Activity 1: My Kind of Tattoo
Directions: You will apply what you have learned in this module by creating
your tattoo art. Look at the tattoo art patterns and plan your design. Follow
the procedure carefully and have fun. For modular learners, your parent or
guardian may drop your artwork at the school’s pigeon box.

Materials:
 Long bond paper, black marking pen, pencil, and eraser

Procedure:

1. Prepare all the materials needed

in the activity

2. On a long bond paper, trace

your hand and arm using a
pencil.

3. Double the trace with a black

marking pen.

4. Draw tattoo design considering

the patterns provided above.

5. Use a black marking pen for

finishing details

Finished output

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 SCORING RUBRIC FOR ART ACTIVITY
5 4 3 2
Criteria Oustanding Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs Improvement

Application of Four different kinds of Three different kinds Two different kinds One kind of tattoo
Tattoo tattoo patterns were of tattoo patterns of tattoo patterns pattern was used
patterns used and placed were used and placed were used and and placed into the
correctly into the correctly into the placed into the artwork
artwork artwork artwork

Creativity Shows total original Shows most original Shows some original Shows least original
ideas and ideas and ideas and ideas and
interpretations of the interpretations of the interpretations of interpretations of
given activity or given activity or the given activity or the given activity or
artwork artwork artwork artwork

Effort and The artwork is The artwork is The artwork is The artwork was
Perseverance beautifully and neatly completed and completed and submitted on time
finished and passed submitted on time but submitted on time but unfinished.
on time shows a lack of effort but needs a lot of
improvements.

WEEK 4
LOOKING BACK
Directions: Recall the activities, insights, and reflections that you have learned in
week 3. Write your answer in your MAPEH notebook/journal.

ART OF CORDILLERA: TATTOO ART

I’ve learned that _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

ARCHITECTURES OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS LUZON

Ilocos - Vigan is considered as the “Intramuros of the North.”
It retains the Spanish Colonial architecture.

Calle Crisologo- is a narrow and cobbled stone street.

Isabela is one of the largest provinces in the Philippines, located

in the Cagayan Valley.
Tumauini Church - is a Roman Catholic Parish Church of San
Matias Apostol. This is a sample of a Baroque Church made of red
bricks, ornamented with carvings of flowers, leaves, scallops,
saints, religious symbols, and other fanciful motifs. The unique
cylindrical belfry of the church looks like a huge wedding cake
because of its design motifs like laces, hearts, and beads.
https://www.google.com/search?q=tUMAINI+CHURCH

Nueva Ecija – the “Rice Granary of the Philippines.”

The Parish of the Three Kings in Gapan City - is one of the
biggest and oldest churches in Nueva Ecija. This Roman
Catholic Church was built in the 1800s and characterized
western architecture. The design includes huge side doorways,
two standing images of their patron saint on both sides of the
doorways, and a mural of the Holy Trinity on the ceiling. It is
made of adobe, bricks, and lime—this is an example of
https://www.google.com/search?q=nueva+ecija+parish+of+three
https://www.google.com/search?q=nueva+ecija+parish+of+three+kings
Byzantine architecture.

Batanes
Their houses have unique architectural forms made up of
limestone walls, reed, and cogon roofs. The design and material
are chosen because they are strong enough to withstand the
weather condition.
https://www.google.com/search?q=stone+house+in+batanes

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 Zambales
Spanish Gate- is one of the historical landmarks located in
Olongapo City. It was built in 1885. It used to serve as the west
gate of the armory of the town. It has high walls made up of
locally-quarried stones connected to the south gate that faces
the waterfront. It was also used as a jail during the Spanish
and American occupations.
https://www.google.com/search?q=zambales+spanish+gate

Bataan
Abucay Church or the Saint Dominic de Guzman Parish
Church- established in 1587. This is an example of
Renaissance architecture because of its vertically single - or
double-divided columns and triangular pediments. It has a five-
layer bell tower ornamented with semicircular arched windows.
https://www.google.com/search?q=bataansTONE+abucay+church&tbm=

ACTIVITY
*WRITTEN WORK FOR MODULAR AND ONLINE LEARNERS
Activity 1: Build Your Learning
Directions: Complete the chart below by providing necessary information
about architectures of selected provinces of highlands and lowlands Luzon.
Write your answer in your MAPEH notebook/journal.

Architecture Year built medium/ Distinct Design

materials used Features

Parish of the Three 1. _________ Bricks Huge side Byzantinne

Kings in Nueva Ecija doorway

Tumauini Church 2.__________ bricks Cylindrical 3._____________

Belfry

Abucay Church in 1588 4.___________ Five bells Renaissance

Bataan

Spanish Gate 5.__________ Locally quarried High walls As an armory

stones and jail

WEEK 5
LOOKING BACK
Directions: Recall the activities, insights, and reflections that you have learned in
week 4. Write your answer in your MAPEH notebook/journal.

ARCHITECTURES OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS LUZON

I’ve learned that _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

ART OF CENTRAL LUZON : PABALAT (PASTILLAS WRAPPER)

Have you been to Bulacan and tasted their pastillas? Have you
seen pastillas wrapped in colorful, intricately designed paper
wrappers called pabalat? Luz Ocampo, now in her 80's, learned
the craft at the age of 11 in her hometown of San Miguel. It was
used to be taught in schools as part of their home economics
class. But slowly diminished, and few were left to continue it. One
of them is Luz Ocampo. She gets inspiration for her designs from
nature. It ranges from bahay kubo, rice fields, farmers, flowers,
and other figures.
https://www.google.com/search?q=pastillas+wrapperc

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 ACTIVITY
*PERFORMANCE TASK FOR MODULAR AND ONLINE LEARNERS
Activity 1: Pabalat
Directions: You will create your pabalat or pastillas wrapper. You have to
plan for your design correctly and follow the procedure carefully. For
modular learners, your parent or guardian may drop your artwork at the
school’s pigeon box or send it thru FB messenger.

Materials:
 Any available paper (colored paper, bond paper, art paper, or papel de
hapon)
 Pencil, eraser, and scissors

Procedure:
1. Prepare all the materials needed in 2. Fold the colored paper (bond paper)
the artwork. into six parts.

3. Draw your desired pattern or design on 4. Carefully cut the outline until your
top of the folded paper. desired pattern or design comes out.

Finished product

SCORING RUBRIC FOR ART ACTIVITY

5 4 3 2
Criteria
Oustanding Very Satisfactory Satisfactory Needs Improvement

Creativity Shows total original Shows most original Shows some original Shows least original
ideas and ideas and ideas and ideas and
interpretations of the interpretations of the interpretations of the interpretations of the
given activity or artwork given activity or artwork given activity or
given activity or
artwork
artwork

Attractiveness/ The artwork shows that The artwork shows that The art design and It appears little design
Workmanship the creator took great the creator took great construction look or planning was done.
pride in his/her work. pride in his/her work. planned. The workmanship is
The design and The design and The item has several
poor.
construction look construction look flaws
carefully planned. planned but have few
flaws.

Effort and The artwork is The artwork is completed The artwork is not The artwork was not
Perseverance beautifully and neatly and submitted on time completed and not submitted on time
done. It is also but shows lack of effort submitted on time. It
needs a lot of
and was unfinished.
submitted on time.
improvements.

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 WEEK 6
LOOKING BACK
Directions: Recall the activities, insights, and reflections that you have learned
in week 5. Write your answer in your MAPEH notebook/journal.

ART OF CENTRAL LUZON : PABALAT (PASTILLAS WRAPPER)

I’ve learned that _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS LUZON

AND THEIR INTERRELATIONSHIP

The Philippines is diverse with its rich culture and traditions, as reflected in its arts
and crafts. Honed by history and influences of foreign countries that produce various
forms of arts.

Notable for religiosity as seen in architecture, like the Spanish Gate and The San
Andres Apostol Parish Church of Masinloc of Zambales. The Parish of the Three
Kings in Gapan, Nueva Ecija. The Abucay church in Bataan and the stone houses of
Batanes remained standing through the tests of time, where materials were locally
found and have foreign touches. The Bul-ul of Ifugao and wood carving of Laguna are
some of the Philippines' finest sculptural arts. Accessories, clothing, and ornaments that
depict the country’s love for beauty and perfection. Which sources flourished from the
highlands to the lowlands. Visible from weaved textile like the kain, a wrap-around
skirt or tapis, that Kalinga women wear. The lufid a short and narrow wrap-around
skirt of women of Mountain Province. The bakwat, a belt used by mothers in Nueva
Vizcaya after giving birth. The embroidered pina fabric of Batangas and Lingling-o or
dinumug as fertility symbols. Even the tattoo art which also signifies beauty for women
and braveness for men of Kalinga

Naming a few functional arts that reflect Filipinos' creativity and resourcefulness are
weaving baskets, like Labba from Kalinga, a bowl-shaped basket made from
rattan. Mats, bags, slippers, and the like from Bicol, Sleeping mats made of buri palm
from Bolinao Pangasinan, and pottery like burnay from Ilocos.

ACTIVITY
WRITTEN WORK FOR MODULAR AND ONLINE LEARNERS
Activity 1: You Complete Me.
Directions: Complete the table below by providing the needed information.
The first picture is done for you as an example. Write your answer in your
MAPEH notebook/journal.

Art Place of Function Resources/ Art Form

origin Materials

Kain
Kalinga Clothing Cotton/beads Weaving

Bakwat

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Labba

Stone House

Bolinao Mats

WEEK 7
LOOKING BACK
Directions: Recall the activities, insights, and reflections that you have learned
in week 6. Write your answer in your MAPEH notebook/journal.

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS LUZON AND THEIR

INTERRELATIONSHIP
I’ve learned that _________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS LUZON

AS INFLUENCED BY OTHER FACTORS
Other countries had colonized the Philippines. Consequently, this influenced the
country's culture, traditions, history, including indigenous and social practices,
religion, and other factors including education, business, entertainment, and
modernization.

However, some of our indigenous and ethnic groups retained the authenticity of our
own identity and still practice what our forefathers have trained us to produce unique
and extraordinary works of art.

This is something we should be proud of as Filipinos. And as learners, you should

bear in mind the important contributions of our history, culture, and tradition in
Philippine arts. Should you realize that our ancestors are proud of our arts and craft
and that we should cherish, protect and value what they had left for us.

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 ACTIVITY
WRITTEN WORK FOR MODULAR AND ONLINE LEARNERS
Activity 1: Let Me Think and Thank
Directions: Answer the following questions with utmost honesty based on
what you’ve learned from the modules.
a. Why do you think it is important to include Philippine art in
education? Explain your answer
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
b. How will you be able to show your appreciation to the arts and crafts
of the Philippines?
_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________
c. How will you introduce the arts and crafts of the Philippines to the
next generation?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________
d. Do you think the influences from other country is beneficial to the
development of our arts and crafts?
_____________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________

REMEMBER
Keep in mind the following terms for you to understand the lesson very well.

Art is the visual statement that communicates an idea, expresses a feeling, or presents an
interesting design. Thru elements and principles of art, we can easily appreciate an
artwork

The art elements are; Lines, shape, color, texture, space, value, while the principles of arts
are; balance, emphasis, proportion, unity, variety, repetition.

The hihlands of Luzon is comprises of Cordillera Administrative Region, Cagayan Valley

and Ilocos region while the lowlands of Luzon is consist of Central Luzon, CALABARZON,
and Bicol region.
Arts and crafts of Ilocos Arts and crafts of CALABARZON
 Inabel  Taka
 Burnay  Higantes
 Bolinao Mats  Kiping
 Balisong
Arts and crafts of Cagayan Valley Arts and crafts of Central Luzon
 Vakul  Pabalat
 Soot  Singkaban
 Bakwat  Giant Lantern
 Stone House
Arts and crafts of Cordillera Arts and crafts of Bicol Region
Administrative Region  Abaca weaving-mats, basket,
 Bul-ul Slippers, bags, coin purse
 Ling-ling O
 Tattoo art
 Hanging coffin
 Kain
 Labba

Some arts and crafts may differ in names but are almost similar in function. The
materials used are mostly locally available, which flourishes in the area. The art technique
used is the same, but the cultural touch and traditional influence differ from one region to
another, but all are significantly unique and distinctively useful.

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CHECK YOUR UNDERSTANDING
Directions: Read and analyze the questions very carefully. Choose the best
answer and write it in your MAPEH notebook/journal.
1. Which art element refers to the feels or quality of the surface?
a. Lines b. Space c. Texture d. Unity

2. What is the sense of oneness of things belonging together to make one as a

whole?
a. Lines b. Space c. Texture d. Unity

3. Which province does not belong in the highlands of Luzon?

a.Batanes b. Bulacan c. Kalinga d. Mountain province

4. What is the wooden sculpture that represents the rice granary spirits of the
Mountain Province?
a. Anito b. Anting anting c. Bul-ul d. Burnay

5. What is the colorful thin rice wafer used to decorate the houses during the
Pahiyas festival?
a. Kain b. Kiping c. Labba d. Pabalat

6. What is the local term for bamboo arches designed with kayas, used as
decorative arches during fiestas in Bulacan?
a. Kiping b. Giant Parol c Pabalat d. Singkaban

7. Which headgear is used by the Ivatan women to protect themselves from the
heat of the sun and rain?
a. Kiping b. Labba c. Soot d. Vakul

8. What is the amulet worn around the neck by married women that symbolizes
fertility?
a. Anting-anting b. Kain c. Lingling-o d. Tattoo

9. Who is considered as the Philippine “Last Mambabatok”?

a. Apo Whang-Od Oggay b. Apo Bagilan c. Apo Datu d. Apo Whang –do

10. What symbolized the tattoo art in Kalinga?

a. Bravery, beauty, and heroism c. Life, family, andfriends
b. Love, joy, and peace d. Future

11. Vigan is considered the “Intramuros of the North” and is known for its
historical landmarks. What is the name of the famous narrow cobbled stone street
situated in Vigan City?
a. Calle Abucay b. Calle Crisologo c. Calle Ibarra d. Calle Rizal

12. Vangie wants to see a sample of a Baroque Church made of red bricks,
ornamented with carvings of flowers, leaves, scallops, saints, religious symbols,
and other fanciful motifs. Which church does she need to visit?
a. Abucay Church c. St. Peters Church
b. Quipo Church d. Tumauini Church

13. What church is inspired by the Reinaisance architecture that is located in

Bataan?
a. Abucay Church b. Quiapo Church c. Apo Church d. Tumauini Church

14. It is one of the historical landmarks located in Olongapo City. It was built in
1885 and was used to serve as the west gate of the town's armory. What is that
gate?
a. Abucay Gate b. Spanish Gate c. Town’s Gate d. Zamboanga's Gate

15. Which of the following provinces is not part of the lowlands Luzon?
a. Bataan b. Bulacan c. Pampanga d.Nueva Vizcaya

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