This document provides an overview of various forms of traditional and contemporary Philippine arts, including: oil painting, soil painting by the Banwaon tribe, pottery from the Neolithic period, Bul'ul carved figures from Ifugao, the Sarimanok figure, weaving traditions like banig mats, bayong bags, and pasiking backpacks, Ambahan poetry of the Mangyan tribe, Ivatan vakul headgear, Gaddang bakwat belts, Pampanga parol lanterns, wood carving, and Maranao torogan ancestral homes. The arts highlighted represent a rich cultural heritage across Philippine regions, tribes, and history.
This document provides an overview of various forms of traditional and contemporary Philippine arts, including: oil painting, soil painting by the Banwaon tribe, pottery from the Neolithic period, Bul'ul carved figures from Ifugao, the Sarimanok figure, weaving traditions like banig mats, bayong bags, and pasiking backpacks, Ambahan poetry of the Mangyan tribe, Ivatan vakul headgear, Gaddang bakwat belts, Pampanga parol lanterns, wood carving, and Maranao torogan ancestral homes. The arts highlighted represent a rich cultural heritage across Philippine regions, tribes, and history.
This document provides an overview of various forms of traditional and contemporary Philippine arts, including: oil painting, soil painting by the Banwaon tribe, pottery from the Neolithic period, Bul'ul carved figures from Ifugao, the Sarimanok figure, weaving traditions like banig mats, bayong bags, and pasiking backpacks, Ambahan poetry of the Mangyan tribe, Ivatan vakul headgear, Gaddang bakwat belts, Pampanga parol lanterns, wood carving, and Maranao torogan ancestral homes. The arts highlighted represent a rich cultural heritage across Philippine regions, tribes, and history.
This document provides an overview of various forms of traditional and contemporary Philippine arts, including: oil painting, soil painting by the Banwaon tribe, pottery from the Neolithic period, Bul'ul carved figures from Ifugao, the Sarimanok figure, weaving traditions like banig mats, bayong bags, and pasiking backpacks, Ambahan poetry of the Mangyan tribe, Ivatan vakul headgear, Gaddang bakwat belts, Pampanga parol lanterns, wood carving, and Maranao torogan ancestral homes. The arts highlighted represent a rich cultural heritage across Philippine regions, tribes, and history.
day events and passions of the society. It is the newest form of art, amusing people from the middle to the late 20th century. TRADITIONAL ARTS
•Different from contemporary art
because it is boast of rich songs and dances in the regions. Traditional art is culture-bound. Oil Painting
• One method of painting that Filipinos use is oil
painting. This method was introduced as early as the 16th century which was influenced by the European traditions. It was first used as a propaganda to spread Catholicism in the Philippines. Soil Painting • As many artist use water colors to paint, the Talaanding, an indigenous people of the Banwaon tribe use soil for painting. This method of painting was introduced by Waway Saway in the Talaanding community in the year of 1995. Pottery
• During the Neolithic period, Philippine
pottery was used to suit individual household needs. One of these potteries included “palayok” which was used of daily cooking. Bul’Ul
•Are carved Anito figures of the
Ifugaos: these represents their ancestral spirit and granary gods “Guardian of the Harvest.” Sarimanok
• The figure represents a fowl with
wings, feathered tail, and a head decorated with ornaments of scrolled and painted motif of leaves, spirals and feather-like forms. Weaving: Banig • Weaving is a major part of the Philippine’s art and culture. Filipinos weave different kinds of things such as slippers, hats, bags and mats. Banig is a hand-woven mat used for sleeping and sitting. It is made out of palm, pandanus, or sea grass leaves. The leaves are usually dried, then dyed, and then cut into strips, which is now ready to be woven. Weaving: Bayong • Bayong is another famous art weaving in the Philippines. It is an alternative to using plastic bags. Locals usually use bayong to carry their groceries as they head off to market. The use of bayong is more popular in the provinces than in the cities, however, it has evolved into a more fashionable style. Weaving: Pasiking • Form of woven backpack. Poetry: Ambahan
• Is a chanted poetry of the Hamunoo-Mangyan, an
ethno-linguistic tribe of the Mangyan. The poetry is usually scripted on bamboo slats, in which they preserved the ambahan for hundreds of years. Ambahan is a set of poetic expression with a measured rhyme of seven-syllable lines. Vakul
• The Ivatan women wears ahead gear
called vakul. This special clothing is woven from abaca fiber or the vuyawuy palm of plant similar to coconut. Bakwat
• The Gaddangs of Nueva Viscaya are
known for their crafts and textiles. Gaddang weavers are known for their bakwat, a belt used by mothers after giving birth. Parol
• Pampanga is known for its giant lantern or parols.
Wood Carving Torogan
• One of the richest survivors of Philippine pre-
Spanish art is Maranao decorative art, described by critics as graceful and rhythmical.