Contemporary

Arts from
CAR(Cordillera
Administrative
Region)
Prepared by:

Jay-jay M. Montano
Charlene Sibayan
Leslie Ann Bacorro
OBJECTIVES:

- Identify the contemporary

arts from Cordillera
Administrative
Region(CAR)
- Distinguish the differences
between Contemporary
arts from Cordillera
Administrative
Region(CAR) and Ilocos
Region(Region 1)
Cordillera
Administrative
Region(CAR) is the
only landlocked
region enclosed by
the Ilocos Region in
the west and
southwest, and by
the Cagayan
Valley on the north,
east, and
southeast.
Cordillera, a name given by the
Spanish Conquistadors when they
first saw the mountain ranges.
Meaning “knotted rope”, the
Spanish term refers to the jumbled
rolls and dips of this long-range
crisscrossing the northern part of
Luzon Island.
BASIC CHARACTERISTICS OF
THE REGION

1. Basically have rugged and sloping terrain, towering

mountain peaks, sharp cliffs and ridges are the main features
of the region.
2. Most Cordillera people lived along the coast before the
arrival of the Spaniards, but later moved to the mountains to
avoid foreign rule.
3. They practice agriculture, woodcarving cloth and basket
weaving for livelihood.
4. They practice animism and believe in the existence of anitos
to whom they offer animal sacrifices as well as rituals to ask
favors, thank and please their gods.
 DANCES IN
CORDILLERA
 BANGA
The Banga or pot dance is a
contemporary performance of
Kalinga of the Mountain
Province in the Philippines. This
dance illustrate the languid
grace of a tribe otherwise
known as fierce warriors. Heavy
earthen pots, as many as seven
or eight at a time, are
balanced on the head of
maidens as they trudge to the
beat of the “gangsa” or wind
chimes.
RAGRAGSAKAN

- This dance portrays the

walk of the industrious
Kalinga women, carrying
water pots on their heads
and wearing the colorful
hand-woven “blankets of
life” around their necks.
Their walk imitates the
climb up to the Rice
Terraces in Mountain
Province.
BENDAYAN
Also popularly called “Bendian”,
this circle dance of the Benguet
of Mountain Province is restaged,
keeping true to the dance’s
context and meaning. Long
known as a dance to celebrate
the arrival of successful
headhunters, the Bendayan has
taken a new face. It is part of
every Benguet festivity with the
circles slowly giving way to other
formations and interpretations.
UYAOY/UYAUY

It is an Ifugao wedding festival

dance accompanied by
gongs and is performed by the
affluent to attain the second
level of the wealthy class.
Wealthy people who have
performed this dance are
entitled to the use of gongs at
their death.
MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
IN
CORDILLERA
GANGSA
Gangsa is a single hand-held
smooth surfaced gong with a
narrow rim. A set of gangsa,
which is played one gong per
musician, consists of gangsa
tuned to different notes,
depending on regional or local
cultural preferences.
 DIWDIW-AS

Diwdiw-as is 5 or
more different size
of slender bamboo
that is tied together
like a raft. It is a
musical instrument
of Tinguians in Abra.
 KALALENG OR
TONGALI(NOSE
Because the kalaleng is FLUTE)
long and has a narrow
internal diameter, it is
possible to play different
harmonics through
overblowing – even with
the rather weak airflow
from one nostril. Thus, this
nose flute can play notes in
a range of two and a half
octaves. Finger holes in the
side of the bamboo tube
change the operating
length, giving various
scales. Players plug the
other nostril to increase the
force of their breath
through the flute.
 TONGATONG
 Tongatong is a
bamboo
percussion
instrument used by
the people of
Kalinga to
communicate with
spirits during house
blessings. It is made
of bamboo cut in
various lengths.
 SOLIBAO
 Solibao is a hollow
wooden Igorot
drum topped with
pig skin or lizard
skin. This is played
by striking the
drum head using
the palm of your
hand.
TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN CAR
1. Music is very much part of life and living.
2. Have a rich variety of songs and music
performed on instruments.
3. Often performed in groups, all members of
the community are welcome and
encouraged to join the singing, dancing and
playing of instruments.
4. Their music is communal and participatory.
5. Songs are usually in unison of pentatonic
melodies.
6. Music and other components of their culture
are transferred from generation to generation
through oral tradition.
▪️Oral Tradition
▪️Oral
IMPORTANT ACTIVITIES WHERE MUSIC IS
UTILIZED :
1. Peace pacts
2. Healing ritwals
3. Invocation of the Gods
4. Rites of passage
5. Weddings and festivities
6. Other life cycle events such as birth,
coming of age, work, marriage and death.
SELECTED MUSEUM AND ART VENUES

▪️Arko ni Apo- Arko ni apo is an ilokano

term for 'Ark of the Lord'. Located across
from Tam-Awan village, it is the residence of
renowned sculptor Ben-Hur Villanueva. Arko
ni Apo has become tge best place to see a
collection of Ben-Hur's pieces.
▪️Ifugao bamboo carving gallery- this
joint project by the Tan Yan Kee
foundation and the Philippine
Bamboo Foundation is located in the
so-called haunted laperal white
house. The pieces found in the ifugao
Bamboo Carving Gallery are worth a
look as the designs are personal and
cultural rather than generic and
commercial.
▪️Tam-Awan Village- is a replica of a
traditional Cordillera village and was
built to give baguio visitors an idea of
what lifr in other areas of the Cordillera
Region is like. The venue's name - which
means 'vantage point' - is fitting as the
location offers a stunning view of the
sunset over the sputh china sea.
▪️BenCab Museum- just 15 minutes away
from the city centre liee one of the most
popular art venues in the country, the
BenCab museum. The museum features an
extensive collection of Benedicto Cabrera's
works from paintings to drawings, prints and
sculptures, as well as works by acknowledged
masters of Philippine art that BenCab has
accumulated over the years. The museum
additionally holds changing exhibitions, and is
a good place to see 'bulol' installations amd
indigenous products from cordillera
▪️Cinematheque Baguio- established in
2011 by the Film Development Council
of the Philippines, the Cinematheque
Baguio is 75-seat theatre and a great
place to catch notable foreign films
ranging from classic to contemporary.
July usually sees the kick off of the
international film festivals.
▪️Oh my Gulay/VOCAS- located at the
top floor of a commercial
building/gallery. Allows one to escape
tge very urban atmosphere of session
road. VOCAS stands for Victor Orteyza
Community Art Space, which film maker
kidlat tahimik created to honor local
artists Victor Orteyza, a key figure in
Philippine Modern art.
OTHER PLACES TO SEE ART:
▪️ The Baguio Museum
▪️ The Baguio Botanical Garden
▪️ Wood Carving Village
 Ben-Hur Gorospe Villanueva

-is a Filipino sculptor, painter,

educator, lecturer, and art
entrepreneur based in
Baguio City.
He has also served as a
president for the Society of
Philippine Sculptors (SPS), as
Art director for the Ephpheta
Foundation for the Blind, Inc.,
and as vice president-
treasurer for Unesco’s
International Art Association
(IAA).
The Builders”
(Botanical Gardens,
Baguio City)
“The Builders” was
unveiled last September
1, 2009 in the Centennial
Park (formerly Botanical
Gardens) to mark Baguio
City’s 100th year. The
sculpture represented the
early settlers who worked
as a team to build Baguio
– the Igorot, the Chinese,
the Japanese.
 Eric de Guia

- better known as kidlat

tahimik he was born on
October 3, 1942 in Baguio
City, Benguet, Philippines.
He is a director and actor,
known for Perfumed
Nightmare (1977), Balikbay
an #1: Memories of
Overdevelopment Redux
III (2015)
and Turumba (1981).
 Benedicto Reyes Cabrera

-(born April 10, 1942), better

known as "BenCab", is a
Filipino painter and was
awarded National Artist of
the Philippines for Visual Arts
(Painting) in 2006.He has
been noted as "arguably
the best-selling painter of his
generation of Filipino artists.
 Apo Whang-Od

-also known as Maria

Oggay, is a Filipina tattoo
artist from Buscalan,
Tinglayan, Kalinga,
Philippines. She is often
described as the "last" and
oldest mambabatok and is
part of the Butbut people of
the larger Kalinga ethnic
group.