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 PRE COLONIAL ART
and
FAMOUS MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
IN THE PHILIPPINES
WHATS INSIDE THE TOPIC?
▪︎ FAMOUS INDIGENOUS DANCES
▪︎ FAMOUS PRAYERS AND RITUALS
▪︎ FAMOUS INDIGENOUS MUSICAL
INTRUMENTS
PRE
COLONIAL
ARTform in the philippines.
Sculptures, paintings, and pottery were the
widely known forms of visual arts in the Pre-
Colonial Period, such as the tattoos from the
Pintados in Panay Traditional pot-making in
the certain areas of the Philippines would use
clay found near the Sibalom River.
 1.
BANOG- BANOG
a dance depicting the hunters
protecting their chickens from
swooping hawks.
▪︎originated by the Panay Suludnun /
Bukidnon / Tumandok
+ The Panay Bukidnon are known
for their Binanog dance, which
mimics the flight of the Philippine
eagle, accompanied by an agung
ensemble.
2.
Blit B'laan
courtship dance of the Bilaan of
Davao del Sur imitating birds
during mating season.
▪︎ females scurry to safety, burying
their heads under their wings (the
malong), but the aggressive males
follow them wherever they go.
+They are famous for their brassworks,
beadwork, and tabih weave. The people
of these tribes wear colorful
embroidered native costumes and
beadwork accessories.
 3.
Cañao
. a socio-religious dance
indigenous to the Kankanaeys of
the Cordillera.
▪︎This ritual is being practiced in
occasions such as marriage, feast and
death where chickens, pigs or
carabaos are butchered and feasted
on.
+Cañao or Kanyaw is a festival or a
ceremony of the indigenous mountain
people of Northern Luzon in the
Philippines.
4.
Inamong
an indigenous dance done bythe
TIGAWAHON MANOBOS in
bukidnon during harvest season.
▪︎ Depicts a couple with their
body and arms slightly bents
forward as they are flirting like
a monkeys.
+ The Tigwahanon people derived their name
from the Tigwa river that traverses across the
town of San Fernando and is a source of
agricultural nutrients for the river basin farms
as the waterway swells during the rainy season
bringing sediments that helped fertile the plains
and served as the transport highway
5.
Kadal Iwas
a traditional dance done by t'boli
and tausog that imitates monkey
picking its nits and lice during
mealtime.

▪︎ A dance of the t'boli which

features "monkeys" romping
around covered with dried
banana leaves ; and the langka
baluang of the tausog.
6.
▪︎
Kinabua
Kinabua” is a dance performed
by a man and a girl or two girls.
The dance portrays the hawks’
use of sweet songs to lure out
the hen and the chicks that are
then made into a meal. The
dancers’ feet make rapid
movements, creating circular
patterns around each other, as
their arms spread out like wings
of eagles
7.
Mamakar
▪︎Bontoc War Dance or Pattong
Among the Bontocs, playing the
gongs is termed pattong. Steps in
the Bontoc war dance is similar
to the tallibeng but a little faster.
What makes the war dance
peculiar is the presence of two
warrior dancers depicting a
headhunter fighting his enemy.
+The Bontok (also known as Bontoc
Igorots) live in and around the town of
Bontoc in the Cordillera of Luzon, and
speak several closely related languages.
8.
Man- manok
The Man-Manok is a dance that
mimics fowls. Tribal blankets
that represent the colorful
plumage of wild cocks are
shown off by the warriors who
intend on winning the attention
of the maiden hen.
+Three Bago Tribe roosters compete
against each other for the attention of
Lady Lien. They use blankets depicting
colorful plumes to attract her.
Origin: Vigan, Ilocos sur
9.
Mayvanuvanua
refers to a sacrificial rite
performed at the beginning of
the summer fishing season by
mataw fishers in Batanes. It is
an act of attraction to
successfully capture the fish
dorado for a limited period of
time.

Origin: Batanes
10.
Ngilin
Ngilin is a core Kalinga value
that refers to the. relationship of
man or woman with their fellow
men or. women.
+It identifies the things that must
not be done, acts that. are taboo
that would disrupt the
relationships between.

Origin: Northern Luzon, Kalinga-Apayao

Province.
11.
Pangalay
Pangalay is the traditional
"fingernail" dance of the Tausūg
people of the Sulu Archipelago
and eastern coast Bajau of
Sabah.
+dance is performed to the music
of the kulintangan, gandang,
agong and gabang. Commonly
referred to as the fingernail
dance, Pangalay is usually
performed during weddings and
other festive celebrations.
12.
Sampak

It is a war dance performed by

the Mandaya tribe. This type of
dance requires
excellent skill in the handling of
a shield, spear, and a sword.
13.
Saut
A dance of male Talaanding
tribe presenting their expertise in
style and arts in fighting their
opponents or enemies with their
ritual dances for offering to
their magbabaya (GOD).
+A typical Dance of the
Talaandig tribe mimicking the
movement of the bird up in the
air called "Bano> Inagong. A
dance for entertainment
performed during festivals
Originated at BUKIDNON
14.
Talip
a courtship dance of the Ifugaos,
where a man lures a woman
with a blanket to be placed on
the woman's. shoulder.
+Talip is a dance from Carasi. It
is usually performed by natives
during fiestas, weddings, a
mourning of the dead, and
ceremony after burial.
 A traditional Ifugao Mumbaki is a kind of
religious specialist who can perform various
healing rituals as well as engage in spiritual
practices. Originally, Mumbaki was a type of
healer who treated illnesses caused by
witchcraft. This is why they are occasionally
called witch doctors.
The rituals are done to honor the covenant
between the “I-Pugaw” (people of the earth) and
the givers of the tinawon, the “I-Kabunyan”
(deities of the Skyworld).
 MUMBAKI VIDEO LINIK
https://youtu.be/GJ3WKTzqFLQ?si=cmenpgfL03aXLxXO
 (Lake Lanao, Mindanao)

A ritual to ensure abundance during rice

planting and harvesting.. This ritual involves a
reenactment of the pact made by the ancestors
of community and the unseen spirits that
inhabit the lake.
a ritual in psycho-medicine in Filipino
Psychology (but considered just as a Filipino
superstition in Western Psychology) where an
affliction or psychological disorder is diagnosed
by interpreting the form produced in a basin of
water as heated alum or molten max drop from
a lighted candle.
 PAGTATAWAS VIDEO LINK
https://youtu.be/hJutnt8E1o8?si=5zv4I6FUeLzyfKyi
Toob was to fumigate by covering the patient
with mats and blankets to concentrate the
smoke of medicinal fuels, and oslob was a
steam bath in which the patient lay enclosed on
a rack over containers of water into which hot
stones were dropped.
On Panay Island, the Ma-aram (modern babaylan) usually
performed this for babies at six o’clock in the evening to
protect them from roving malevolent spirits. A baragahan,
which is a small coconut shell containing ashes and embers, is
sprinkled with a little native incense (kamangyan) to allow the
emission of more smoke. The odor of the kamangyan is
believed to drive the spirits away. Fumigation as a therapy is
also performed to a mother right after her first bath a few
days after child delivery.
 (Nueva Valencia)

This is a ritual where believers crawl through

the Catilaran cave chanting prayers in the hope
of gaining supernatural powers to ward off evil
spirits. It is celebrated during lenten season, Good
Friday.
 ("imploring the aid of the supernatural") is a
Tagbanua dance to mend warring factions. The
babaylan becomes possessed and whisks coconut
leaves to drive away harmful spirits. ​Tarek, the
babaylan hears the closing drum and babandil
gong. As the community celebrates, she performs
a ritual to prevent illness.
The Tagbanuas was found in central and
northern Palawan, practice shifting cultivation
of upland rice, which is considered a divine gift.
This tribe is known for their pagdiwata or rice
wine ritual.
 PANDIWATA VIDEO LINK
https://youtu.be/UO3MJ_QGngI?si=qdh4jISVPG5RsYzA
 Aerophones- refers to any musical instrument that produces sound
without strings or membrane. The following are examples of aerophones:

Baling-
nose flute of the Apayao

Bansik-bamboo flute of the Negrito

Bulungudyong- B'laan's
vertical and long flute
 Chordophones- refer to any musical instrument with
shaking strings strung between two places that produce
sound. The following are some examples:

Faglong- the B'laan's two-

stringed lute-like instrument
Kolitong- bamboo
guitar of the Kalinga
Kudiong-two-stringed
boat lute of the Bagobo
 IDIOPHONE- Idiophones are instruments whose own
substance vibrates to produce sound (as opposed to the
strings of a guitar or the air column of a flute. These are the
examples;

AFIW- Jaw harp

of the bontoc
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao
AGUNG BASSED
GONG OF THE
MARANAO
The agung is a set of two wide-rimmed, vertically suspended
gongs used by the Maguindanao, Maranao, Sama-Bajau and
Tausug people of the Philippines as a supportive instrument
in kulintang ensembles.
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao
BALINGBING
BAMBOO BUZZER
OF THE KALINGA
The player holds the lower end of the tube with one hand
and strikes the upper part against the wrist of the other arm
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao
GABBANG
XYLOPHONES OF
TAUSOG
also known as bamboo xylophone, is a musical instrument
made of bamboo widely used in southern Philippines.
Among the Tausugs and Samas, it is commonly played to
accompany songs and dances as a solo instrument or
accompanied by the biola
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao
KINABAN JAW
HARP OF THE
HANUNOO
MANGYAN
Made of bamboo; the instrument is held horizontally with
the bamboo tongue in front of the opened mouth. The left
end is hit by the thumb of the right hand. This makes the
bamboo tongue vibrate which causes a sound.
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao
KULINTANG METAL
XYLOPHONE OF
THE MARANAO
Kulintang music is used for celebratory occasions such as
festivals, weddings, engagement parties, and baptisms, as
well as in musical competitions.
MEMBRANOPHONES- a musical instrument in which the
sound is produced by vibrating a stretched membrane. It
refers to a drum, these are the examples;

DABAKAN GLASS
SHAPED DRUM OF
MARANAO
The dabakan is a single-headed Philippine drum, primarily
used as a supportive instrument in the kulintang ensemble.
Among the five main kulintang instruments, it is the only
non-gong element of the Maguindanao ensemble.
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao
GANDANG DOUBLE
HEADED CYLINDRICAL
DRUM OF THE
MARANAO
Double-headed barrel drum. It is played on its side with the
drumming tapping one head with his hands.
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao

LIBBIT CONICAL
DRUM OF IFUGAO
a conical drum with a deer or goat skin head used by the
Ifugao and played with a gong during harvest time under the
rice granary.
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao

SOLIBAO THE
IBALOY'S CONICAL
DRUM
solibao is a conical tenor drum played by the Bontoc and Ibaloi
people of the Philippines. It is played with the palms of both hands.
It usually appears as part of an ensemble along with the kimbal,
pinsak, kalsa and palas. Sulibao is made from a hollowed out log
covered with deer skin.
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao
Kudyapi- two-stringed
boat lute of the Maranao