PRE-COLONIAL

PHILIPPINE ARTPresented by:

Alcaraz, Lordelyn A.
Hangad, Sabrina
Tarvina, Claire Venus T.

 PRE-COLONIAL ERA
The pre-colonial era or also known as "Pre-Spanish era" is
the period of Philippine art before the coming of
Spaniards.
 RECEPTACLES

-cointainers fashioned to enclose and protect the bodies

of their dead relatives .
-made from fibers and tree barks constructed into mats
or made of leaves, wood and bamboo.
-Repositories of food and other possessions
which will accompany the dead on
their journey to the other world.
RECEPTACLES
ANGONO PETROGLYPHS (ANGONO-
BINANGONAN)

Add a Is a rock art on the wall of a

rockshelter in Rizal.
It is Natural Cultural Treasure and oldest
known work art in the Philippines.
Discovered in 1965 by Carlos “Botong”
Francisco.

Rock art is closely linked with a system of belief of

a group of people which is considered symbolic
and not decorative.

Angono Petroglyphs
TEXTILE WEAVING
Ancient art form that remain in the Philippines today,
with each ethnic group has distinctive weaving
techniques.
Pre-historic textiles have been excavated are believed
to have been created by using flat stone tools to pound
and flatten tree barks for use as materials.

The oldest surviving textile in the entire Southeast Asian

region was found in the Philippine island of Banton in
Romblon Province.
Banton cloth has design with folkloric motifs, and used
as death wrap.

TEXTILE WEAVING
BANTON CLOTH
JEWELRY

The Native Filipino of all genders , all social classes wore

gold from gold necklaces, earrings, bracelet, armlet even
to their grave.
People created belts, necklaces, masks, rings, leg
ornament, even ceremonial weapons and wore this gold
objects in rituals and celebration and to establish their
rank in society.

JEWELRY
GOLD DEATH MASK

The burial practice of covering the eyes, nose

and mouth of the dead with sheets of gold.
This suggests how rich the Philippines was
then.

 Oton Gold Death Mask

GOLD DEATH MASK

SHELL BRACELETS AND
PENDANTS
In the early days, shells were transformed
into tools , as well as ornaments.
Oldest identified ornaments made from
cone shells were found in early 1960’s in
the tomb of an adult male in Duyong, Cave
in Palawan.

SHELL BRACELETS AND

PENDANTS
 POTTERY
Head-shaped covers portrays different kind of facial
expressions (sadness, joy, contentment).
The jar burial practices of early Filipinos were
prevalent not only in the Philippines, but also in
Southeast Asia.
Discovery of jar burials uncovers significant clues to
the pre-historic of Maguindanao and the country.

POTTERY
To categorize and analysis thousands of pre-
Hispanic potteries, they are classified
corresponding to:

Shape
Method of Decoration
Type of Design in surface
 SCULPTURE

Ancient Filipinos had attained a high artistic level

through pottery, jewelry and wood carving.

 MANUNGGUL JAR
Regarded as the symbol of Philippine Prehistoric
artifact.
Secondary burial excavated from Neolithic burial site
in Manunggul Cave of the Tabon caves at Lipuun
Point in Palawan, Philippines.
Figures representing spirits constituted most of the
early Philippines representational art.

MANUNGGUL JAR
MAITUM JAR

Maitum anthropomorphic burial jars are

earthenware secondary burial jars that belong
to the Developed Metal Ages in the
Philippines(190 B.C. to 500 A.D).
 Discovered in by the archeological group of
National museum in 1991.
Jars have design that signify human figures with
complete of partial facial features known as
antropomorbhic jar.

MAITUM JAR
 ARCHITECTURE
In 16th century, early inhabitants of Philippines
built single room structure with bamboo walls and
roof of palm leaves with ground floor typically
utilized for storage.

There are 3 different types of structure of native

dwellings:

1. Bahay-Kubo- built from bamboo and nipa hut.

Very functional in terms of comfort and availability
of materials.
2. Ifugao House- designed for the reason of the cold
climate of mountain province.
3. Maranao House- archaic-style house with boat-like
appearance.
Torogan- symbol of ancestral home of the highest
title holder in Maranao Village.
Panolong- symbolizes power and prestige.

BAHAY-KUBO
IFUGAO HOUSE
MARANAO HOUSE (TOROGAN)
MARANAO HOUSE (PANOLONG)
 MUSLIM ART
Islamic art meshed with ethic culture and
produced a Filipino Mulim art that reflects
the ethnic background and Islamic identity
of people.

OKIR
- general name for colourful flowing
designs which decorate any surface
of Muslim region.
OKIR
Okir has patterns which used by the
Maranao artists.
1. Matilak (circle)
2. Poyok ( bud)
3. Dapal (leaf)
4. Pako ( fern or spiral form)
5. Todi (fern leaf with spiral at upper
edge)
6. Pako lungat ( fern leaf with a cut at
one edge)
OKIR PATTERNS
Other elements found by DR. Madale
were:
-Naga
-Obid obid binotoon
-Kianoko
-Pakonai
-Tiatali
 SARIMANOK

- a depiction of an open-winged legendary bird

which stands on a fish with another fish hanging
from its beak.
SARIMANOK
 NAGA

- a stylized dragon or serpent carved in grave

markers or elaborately in plows.

NAGA
 UKKIL

- Decorative design that is used in carving,

baskets, pottery and weaving.
- Others see it as a variant of okir.

UKKIL
MARANAO
BRASS
- best observed in the kabul and gadur.
-This is a jar-like container with cover that look a
lot like the domes of their mosques.

MARANAO BRASS
 KAMPILAN
-Ong sword, its handle skin to the open mouth
of a naga, wavy flame-like blade representing
the body of the serpent; the barong, a leaf-like
blade having the same geometric designs on its
hilt.

KAMPILAN
ART OF THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

- The medium of choice in the art of the

Mountain Province.
- Used in making spoons, ladles, bowls and
human and animal period.
- Woodcarving is an important skills in all tribes.

ART OF THE MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

Divided into two parts:

- Ritualistic and Decorative.

 BULUL
-a carved male figure made of narra is seated while
its crossed arms rest on its raised knees.

BULUL
ANCIENT WRITING
BAYBAYIN - According to
many
early Spanish accounts,
the Tagalogs had already
been writing with the
baybayin for at least a
century.
BAYBAYIN
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