Fact or Bluff

Carving is the act of using tools to shape

something from a material by scraping
away portions of that material.

FACT BLUFF
Fact or Bluff

Abdul Mari Imao is the carver of

Sarimanok?

FACT BLUFF
Fact or Bluff

Eduardo Mutuc is well known for his

work in fruit carving ?

FACT BLUFF
Fact or Bluff

This figure is the

Brown Madonna

FACT BLUFF
Fact or Bluff

Julie Lluch is a famous sculptor for her

expressive portrayal of women in clay.

FACT BLUFF
 Objectives:
Explains Filipino Interprets and
artists’ roles and relates the
identify their significance of
contribution to arts forms from
contemporary arts the regions
 Whatta Tribe??

Analyze the patterns of the

sample picture of the fabric and
identify to what indigenous tribe
it belongs to?
What is the significance of the
patterns they used?
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Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan 
or the National Living Treasures
Award in Weaving and Textile
– According to the National Commission for
Culture and the Arts’ committee: “Gawad sa
Manlilikha ng Bayan or the National Living
Treasures Award is the highest Presidential
recognition given to individuals who excel in
various indigenous arts, customs, and
traditional practices which may include,
– but are not limited to, folk
architecture, maritime transport,
weaving, carving, performing arts,
literature, graphic and plastic art,
ornament, textile and fiber art,
pottery, and other artistic
expressions of traditional culture.”
LANG DULAY
Textile Weaver
T’boli
Lake Sebu, South Cotabato 
1998
Died in 2015
Ikat T’boli Tnalak Tnalak
weaving
 LANG DULAY T’boli Products

– The T’bolis are known for

their use of abaca fibers
in textile weaving. Lang
Dulay continued this
tradition and preserved
the culture of their
community through
patterns of crocodiles,
butterflies, flowers,
mountains, and streams
and of Lake Sebu in her
works.
DARHATA SAWABI 
Textile Weaver
Tausug
Parang, Sulu
2004
Died in 2005
– Darhata Sawabi of Pis syabit
Barangay Parang, Jolo
island, Sulu Province
– Darhata Sawabi is one of
the master weavers in the
island of Jolo. Like most
women in their tribe, she
has learned the art of
weaving the pis syabit,
the traditional cloth
tapestry worn as head
cover by the Tausug of
Jolo, from her mother.
MAGDALENA GAMAYO
Textile (inabel) Weaver
Ilocano
Pinili, Ilocos Norte
2012
Indigenous abel 
weaver Magdalena
Gamayo was awarded
a Gawad sa Manlilikha
ng Bayan or National
Living Treasures Award
in 2012.
Tawa-tawa,
binalbalatong,
sinukitan are among
her designs.
 SALINTA MONON 
Textile Weaver
Tagabawa Bagobo
Bansalan, Davao del Sur
1998
Died in 2009
– Salinta Monon
Inabal
– A Tagabawa Bagobo of
Bansalan, Davao del Sur
– Salinta Monon started
learning weaving
traditional Bagobo
textiles from her mother
at the age of 12. Her
family is among the
remaining Bagobo
weavers in the
community.
She was awarded for fully
demonstrating the
creative and expressive
aspects of the Bagobo
abaca ikat weaving called
inabal at a time when
such art is threatened
with extinction.
HAJA AMINA APPI (+ 2013)
Mat Weaver
Sama
Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi 
2004
These Mindanawon women weavers
prove that textile weaving is still alive
in the Philippines
– Last month (October 24, 2018), the Malacañang
Palace recognized three Mindanawon women as
new awardees for the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng
Bayan (GAMABA).
– Yakan weaver Ambalang Ausalin, Blaan ikat (tie-
dye fabric) weaver Yabing Masalon Dulo,
and Blaan mat weaver Estelita Tumandan
Bantilan were selected as “Manlilikha ng Bayan”
for showing excellence in the indigenous arts
and dedication to pass down the weaving
tradition to younger members of their
communities.
 AMBALANG AUSALIN
Textile Weaver, 2016
(born 4 March 1943)
– A well-known “magtetenun
(weaver)” from Lamitan City,
Basilan; Ambalang Ausalin was
selected for being able to master
two of the most intricate
categories of Yakan weaving—the
“sinalu’an” and the “seputangan.”
Aside from that, the 75-year-old
weaver is highly regarded in the
community for weaving and
creating traditional attires and
costumes of a royal family in
 ABING MASALON DULO
Ikat Weaver, 2016
(born 8 August 1914)
– Yabing Masalon Dulo or Fu Yabing is
from Mount Matutum, Polomolok, South
Cotabato. At 14, Fu Yabing created two
masterpieces of “tabih” (handwoven
dyed abaka). Both in good condition, her
masterpieces are either displayed at the
National Museum or kept in her
possession. 
– Now 104 years old, Fu Yabing did
not just transfer the craft of tabih to
her only daughter, Lamina Dulo
Gulili, but also to a few women who
want to preserve the tradition of
weaving in their community
 ESTELITA BANTILAN
Mat Weaver, 2016
(born 17 October 1940)

– Estelita Tumandan Bantilan,

78, hails from Sarangani.
Bantilan started showing her
interest in weaving “igem,”
a Blaan term for mats when
she was six. Since then, she
has been creating exceptional
mats using naturally dyed
romblon leaves. 
Sagot Moto
1.What the honorary title issued by some states as a highest
recognition of artists for their significant contributions to the
cultural heritage of the nation?

a. People’s Artist
b. Rational Artist
c. National Artist
d. Professional Artist
C
2. Who is highly regarded in the community for weaving and
creating traditional attires and costumes of a royal family in
Mindanao.?

a. Ambalang Ausalin
b. Haja Amina Appi
c. Salinta Monon
d. Magdalena Gamayo
A
3. Who among the following is a well known artist
for her master piece “INABEL”

a. Ambalang Ausalin
b. Haja Amina Appi
c. Salinta Monon
d. Magdalena Gamayo
D
4. She was awarded for fully demonstrating the creative and
expressive aspects of the Bagobo abaca ikat weaving called inabal
at a time when such art is threatened with extinction

a. Ambalang Ausalin
b. Haja Amina Appi
c. Salinta Monon
d. Magdalena Gamayo
C
5. What is the traditional cloth tapestry worn as
head cover by the Tausug of Jolo

a. Abel
b. Blaan
c. Malong
d. Pis Syabit
D
 DIFFICULT ROUND

Evaluate the different styles (pattern) and

materials for weaving and identify to what
indigenous tribe/ ethnicity they belong to.
A.T’boli
B.Tausug
C.Tagabawa
Bagobo
D.Sama
 

A
A.T’boli
B.Tausug
C.Tagabawa
Bagobo
D.Sama
 

D
A.T’boli
B.Tausug
C.Tagabawa
Bagobo
D.Sama
 

B
A.T’boli
B.Ilokano
C.Tagabanwa
Bagobo
D.Sama
 

C
A.T’boli
B.Ilokano
C.Tagabawa
Bagobo
D.Sama
 

B
Create a patter/design of a fabric
that could be used to identify our
ethnicity.
–Thank you