CULTURE AND ARTS

OF THE AETA
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Introduction
• In a documentary named as “
Peoples of the World: Southeast Asia”. It states that, the
Aeta live in the northern part of the Philippines on the
island of Luzon. Historians and anthropologists debate
precisely when and how they migrated here, the consensus
being that they crossed from the island of Borneo between
20 and 30 thousand years ago, using a land bridge that was
partially covered by water around 5,000 years ago — the
remaining part of which is now the island of Palawan.
In this age, their culture is quite far behind from the
emerging advance technology. And their arts are now
being discarded and underrated. Can we still see the
beauty of their culture and the soul of the artworks? Or
will their presence shall remain shadows behind the
mountains of the Philippines?
 Content

• The aim of this concept paper is to highlight the unseen

culture and arts of the Aetas and appreciate their
existence on this modernized era.

• Cultures of Aetas

• Art forms used by aetas

Culture

• They are traditionally hunter-gatherers and are among the most

skilled in jungle survival.
• Aetas believe in spirits and guardians of nature.
• They are rich in different methods of healing, one of these
method is using song and dance to get the spirit out of the
body.
• Their burial practices in the past, the method of their burial is
where you wrap a corpse in a mat and just put it in a hole. 
• Aetas are evidently generous.
 Arts

• The Aetas are skillful in weaving and plaiting.

• A traditional form of visual art is body scarification.

• The Aeta have a musical heritage .

• Aetas practice the art of tattoo.

 Rationalization

Similarities of Aetas’ and Modern Society’s Culture and Arts

• It is still evident in modern society the

acknowledgement of spirits and guardians, modern
people still believes in them
• The generosity still remains in the land of the
Philippines and even aetas and modern society share this
unique characteristic.
• Both modern people and Aetas are striving for survival.
Differences of Aetas’ and Modern Society’s Culture and
Arts

• In arts, it is now more on digital art rather than the art

that was made by a passionate hand.
• In culture, modern filipino society are being consumed
by the different culture and slowly loses their culture
origin.
• Both modern society and aetas practices their culture
according to the environment they are in.
 Conclusion
 
The Aetas are the indigenous group who are mostly
discarded because of their unappreciated culture and arts
and unfelt presence. They have various forms of culture
and arts that symbolizes their existence on this world.
Despite of being outrun by the fast evolution of
technologies, they still manage to survive a chaotic world
brought by the modern society. Therefore, we need to look
on their shadows hidden behind the mountains. They have
a rich form of culture, as well as, their arts. The only thing
they need is an attention, the attention that will introduce to
the world that they are not just the typical Aetas but they
are the Aetas gifted by rich culture and arts.
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