ARTS AND CRAFT

OF LUZON
(HIGHLANDS AND
LOWLANDS)
I LOCOS RE G IO N
A ND CO RD IL LER A
A D MINI ST RA T IV
E REGIO N ( CA R)
ILOCOS REGION
ARCHITECTURE
• Vigan is considered as the “Intramuros of the North”
• “Calle Crisologo”
• made up of adobe, bricks, lime, terracotta,
hardwood, floors, and windows of capiz shells
framed in wooden window panels.
ILOCOS REGION
TEXTILE
• “Abel Iloco”.
• comes from the root word “abel” which means “to
weave”
• Produced in wooden looms
ILOCOS REGION
TEXTILE
• “binakol” - represents the waves of the sea.
• They believe that these designs protect them from bad
spirits.
• are inspired by natural elements: patterns that depict
different landforms, colors of flowers and vegetation,
plain, zigzags, animal patterns, ocean waves, or the
glittering night sky.
ILOCOS REGION
POTTERY
• Burnay is unglazed earthen jar with a small
opening.
• It is used for storage of food
• The potters mix fine gravel, sand, and ashes
and fire the clay to make the burnay heavy and
sturdy.
PANGASINAN
Bolinao mats made from buri or raffia leaves,
and the bamboo crafts (baskets, furniture) of
San Carlos.
CORDILLER ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION
KALINGA
TEXTILE
•natives of Kalinga are skilled weavers.
•characterized by red, white, yellow
stripes, and black geometrical
patterns.
KALINGA
TEXTILE
• Southern Kalinga - women wear the wrap-around
skirt or tapis called kain from waist to thigh
• Northern Kalinga - wears saya, an ordinary
woman’s skirt covering the body from waist to
feet.
KALINGA
TEXTILE
• Meanings of colors in the textile:
• Red – Bravery Yellow - Sand
• Black - Soil or Land Green - Mountains
• White - Flowers of the coffee trees
 KALINGA

BASKETRY
• The labba is a bowl-shaped basket made from rattan, with sizes
that vary from 20-150 cm in diameter.
KALINGA
TATOOING
• usually covers the chest and the arms that is considered as
clothing and decoration
• rite of passage from youth to adulthood, a mark of
heroism, and bravery, and status in the community.
KALINGA
TATOOING
• Apo Wang-Od is the last
“Mambabatok” or traditional Kalinga
Tattoo artist
• mixture of charcoal and water that is
tapped onto the skin through a thorn
end.
• CURSE OUTSIDE THE BLOODLINE
 IFUGAO
SCULPTURE
• Bul’ul is a wooden structure that represents the rice granary spirits.
• protect their rice fields from pestilence and to ask for an abundant harvest.
• It is a carved-wooden human figure with simplified forms.
• dipped in the blood of pigs during a ritual called tunod, which means
“planting the seedlings in the soil”
• made of narra signifies wealth, happiness, and well-being to the Ifugao.
 IFUGAO
ACCESSORIES
• The amulets of the Ifugaos are called lingling-o or dinumug
• made from jade, gold, copper, bronze, stone, and other materials.
• fertility symbols worn around the neck.
 MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
(ABRA)
TEXTILES
• Tingguians weave textiles for clothes and blankets.
• horizontal stripes found in the edges (like those in
bankudo or wrap around skirt) or vertical stripes in
the center (found in the balwasi or female blouse).
CAGAYAN
VALLEY
 CAGAYAN RIVER
• Longest river in the Philippines
BATANES
IVATAN’S HOUSE
• The Ivatans are the people living in the
Batanes group of islands.
• Their houses have unique architectural
forms made up of limestones walls,
reed, and cogon roofs.
• The design and materials are chosen
because they are strong enough to
withstand the numerous typhoons and
earthquakes.
ACCESSORIES
VAKUL AND
SOOT
• head gear used
• to protect them from the heat
and the rains.
• soot – a rain cape that covers
the upper part of the body
down from the neck
NUEVA VIZCAYA
ACCESSORIES
BAKWAT
•Gaddangs after-
pregnancy belt
BULACAN
SINGKABAN
• local term for bamboo arches designed in
kayas or woodshavings. These are used as
decorative arches that adorn the entrance of a
barangay or town during fiestas and other grand
celebrations.
• “The bamboo, like the Filipino, will stand up
against the wind. It is stronger than steel and
harder than rock. The singkaban is a
manifestation of Filipino creativity in
transforming plain bamboo into a work of art,”
typhoons and earthquakes.
ACCESSORIES
JEWELRY INDUSTRY
• Meycauayan, Bulacan is also
known for its jewelry industry
from gold, silvers, and precious
and semi-precious stones,
pearls, and diamonds where
most of it was handmade.
PAROL
• Pampanga is known for giant
lanterns or parol. It features
dancing lights in several shapes,
and colors that forms intricate
geometric patterns.
• The patterns change with the
rotation of a special rotor that
controls the lights inside the
parol.
LAGUNA
• “Woodcarving Capital of the
Philippines”.
• Their local term for
woodcarving is called ukit.
They usually produce wooden
religious images and wood
panels with floral designs and
geometric shapes.
RIZAL
• Angono in Rizal Province is considered as
the “Art Capital of the Philippines”
• They are known for higantes – are big
papier-mache figures of humans that
represent farmers and fishermen.
• Higantes represent the hacienderos during
the Spanish colonial period. The
inhabitants of Angono paraded these
higantes on the streets to mock the
arrogant and cruel landlords.
• Higantes festival happens in every
November 22nd and 23rd of the year.
BATANGAS
• embroidered piña fabric,
made from the fibers of
pineapple and woven into a
costly fabric.
• The burda called calado, are
commonly in design of
leaves and flowers
BATANGAS
• Balisong is also known as a butterfly
knife. Its name derived from “bali”,
the Filipino term for broken, and
“sungay” which means horn
because it is a type of knife that can
be folded like a fan.
• Balisong capital of the
Philippines”
• gained such renown for the quality
of their workmanship.
QUEZON
• The town of Lucban is famous for
the Pahiyas Festival celebrated every
May 15th to honor San Isidro
Labrador, the patron of all farmers.
• During the festival, the people
decorate their houses with products
and colorful thin rice wafers called
kiping which is made from
glutinous rice that is coated on
mature leaves and steamed over low
fire.