LESSON 13-

PHILIPPINE TRADITIONAL
MOTIFS AND CRAFTS
WEAVING
 WEAVING

• originating in the pre-colonial times

• The art of weaving of the Cordillera tribal
groups is still existing despite of certain
threats.
• The natives use back strap loom to produce
blankets and articles of clothing.
 PIŇA CLOTH

• produced in looms throughout the province of

Antique

• hand-woven cloth that is made from fibers

• used in Barong Tagalog

 ABACA FIBER
• comes from Abaca Plant
• woven mainly make ‘Sinamay’ fabric and
abaca rope
• specialty papers like vacuum bags, currency,
and tea bags
• handcrafts like bags, carpets and clothing
made of abaca
Aside from weaving industry,
Cordillerans are famous on
making baskets.
 BASKETS

• served as livelihood for Cordillerans

• ssed for storage of food

Certain types of baskets are also serves for:

• carrying grains
• hunting animals
• fishing in the streams
• fish traps
• Filipino potters make pots of different sizes,
shapes and designs, which are usually
geometric with stylized nature-themed
motifs.
 PALAYOK
• Visayas – kulon smaller-sized pots – anglit
• mainly used for cooking
 TAPAYAN AND BANGA
• primarily used for storing liquids
and wines
 KALAN
• It is a clay-made stove.
Philippine Sculpture is the
most familiar art form
among Filipinos.
 ANITOS
• (Nature God)
• also spelled as Anitu
• refers to ancestor spirits, nature spirits,
and deities (diwata) in the
indigenous animistic religions
of precolonial Philippines
 SANTOS
• Saints
• The English word "saint" comes from the
Latin "sanctus". The word translated in
Greek is "ἅγιος" (hagios), which means
"holy“
• Saints are the heroes of the Catholic faith.
JEWELRY MAKING
 JEWELRY MAKING

• Since 16th century, jewelry making in

the Philippines has been practiced.

• It is believed that the skills of the early

Filipino jewelry-makers are adopted
from their Asian neighbor like the
Chinese.
• Jewelry making is traditionally a home-
based country.

• Philippines come to known for its exquisite

gold jewelry.

• Gold and silver are among the more

popular jewelry pieces;
 Eduardo Mutuc
• - dedicated his life to
creating religious and secular
art in silver, bronze, and
wood. His intricately detailed
retablos, mirrors, altars, and
carosas are in churches and
private collections.
• - Craft ( Pukpuk Silver
Metal Work)
 Teofilo Garcia
• -is a simple man, still a
farmer at heart and was
bestowed the title of “Gawad
sa Manlilikha ng Bayan”
( National Living Treasure).
• he has been invited to give
talks and demonstrations in
the Philippines and abroad,
teach local school children
the art of Tabungaw making
 Ambalang Ausalin
• respected for her commitment
in safeguarding and promotion
of weaving the traditional Yakan
textiles, especially the colorful
tennun or tapestry weave.
 Yabing Masalon Dulo
• -Fu Yabing Dulo is one of the two master
designers left of the Blaan mabal tabih – the
art of ikat weaving.
• Fu is a term of endearment for an old
woman – lola to the Tagalogs, babu to the
Magindanaoan.
Craft (Mabal Tabih)
 Darhata Sawabi
• Darhata Sawabi is a weaver of pis syabit
- the traditional cloth tapestry worn as a
head covering by the Tausug of Jolo,
from Barangay Parang, in the island of
Jolo, Sulu province.
 Haja Amina Appi
• Haja Amina Appi of Tawi-Tawi, is recognized
as the master mat weaver among the Sama
indigenous community of Ungos Matata. Her
colorful mats with their complex geometric
patterns exhibit her precise sense of design,
proportion and symmetry and sensitivity to
color. Her unique multi-colored mats are
protected by a plain white outer mat that
serves as the mat’s backing.
 Magdalena Gamayo
• Weaving since she was 16, Magdalena
Gamayo or “Lola Magdalena” is a master
weaver who not only weaves traditional
Ilocano textile but also designs new
patterns. One of her designs employs a
difficult weaving technique called pinilian
meaning partially.
 Estelita Bantillan
• Bantilan, a septuagenarian from
Malapatan, is one of three recent
Gamaba—also called National Living
Treasure —awardees together with textile
weavers Yabing Dulo of South Cotabato
and Ambalang Ausalin of Basilan.