REVIEW

ARTS AND
CRAFTS FROM
HIGHLAND
LUZON
PROVINCES THAT BELONGS
TO THE HIGHLANDS OF
LUZON?

• APAYAO
PROVINCES THAT BELONGS
TO THE HIGHLANDS OF
LUZON?

• APAYAO
• ABRA
PROVINCES THAT BELONGS
TO THE HIGHLANDS OF
LUZON?

• APAYAO
• ABRA
• KALINGA
PROVINCES THAT BELONGS
TO THE HIGHLANDS OF
LUZON?

• APAYAO
• ABRA
• KALINGA
• MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
PROVINCES THAT BELONGS
TO THE HIGHLANDS OF
LUZON?

• APAYAO
• ABRA
• KALINGA
• MOUNTAIN
PROVINCE
• IFUGAO
PROVINCES THAT BELONGS
TO THE HIGHLANDS OF
LUZON?

• APAYAO
• ABRA
• KALINGA
• MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
• IFUGAO
• BENGUET
ATTIRE, FABRIC, AND
TAPESTRIES

The tribes in the Cordillera Administrative Region

(CAR) are known for their colorful hand-woven

textiles. Because of the cold weather experienced

in the highlands, they weave their own blankets,

linen, and clothing with thick fibers.

ATTIRE, FABRIC, AND
TAPESTRIES

The ikat (an Indonesian word meaning “to bind

together”) is the woven textile fabric of Ifugaos. Its
design is commonly characterized by white and
diamond stripes woven in an elaborate pattern.

Kalinga-Apayao is known for its intricate hand

woven textiles designed with geometric patterns
and natural symbols.
IKAT
Ikat “to bind together.
KALINGA-APAYAO
BAHAG AT TAPIS
ARTS AND CRAFTS
• Basketry and Woven Crafts
ARTS AND CRAFTS
• Basketry and Woven Crafts
• Landscape Art
ARTS AND CRAFTS
• Basketry and Woven Crafts
• Landscape Art
• Pottery
BASKETRY AND
WOVEN CRAFTS
Basketry is one of the most well-known crafts
from the Cordillera region. The baskets made
in highland Luzon are usually made of
bamboo, rattan, and straw.
Baskets are commonly used in storing and
carrying crops like fruits and vegetables to
the market.

The uniquely-woven baskets also attract

tourists that roam around the markets of
Baguio. They buy these baskets and use them
as containers or decorative items in their
homes.
BASKETRY AND
WOVEN CRAFTS
The tribes of the highlands also make woven crafts
for their everyday living. For instance, the Bontoc
tribe of ifugao makes baskets called Bobo and
Suklang. They also weave a straw hat called
salakot.
 BOBO AND SUKLANG.

The bobo basket is cone-shaped and is The suklang is a small round basket
used in catching small fish. used for keeping items such as matches,
flints, betel nuts, and tabaccos.
SALAKOT
LANDSCAPE ART
Highland Luzon is
composed of vast rice
fields; which are one of
the main sources of living
of its people, these rice
fields are also considered
to be a landscape art of
the highlands.
LANDSCAPE ART
Banaue rice terraces was
declared by UNESCO as a
National Treasure of the
country and one of the World
Heritages sites. Its highly
maintained landscape
structure for almost 2000
years.
POTTERY
Pottery is the process and the products of

forming vessels and other objects with clay

and other ceramic materials, which are fired at

high temperatures to give them a hard, durable

form.

The Bontoc tribe is known for pottery. They

make practical objects as water vessels,

plates, and cups they used in everyday lives.

ACCESSORIES AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
The tribes in the Mt. Province are known for making fashion
accessories. The most noted jewelry that they make is the
Filigree jewelry.
ACCESSORIES AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
The tribes in the Mt. Province are known for making fashion
accessories. The most noted jewelry that they make is the
Filigree jewelry.

FILIGREE - is an ornamental work of fine gold or silver that is

formed in to and intricate design.
ACCESSORIES AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
Accessories and body ornaments of the cordillera
tribes are not only used for decorative purposes;
they are also believed to be possessing powers
that help the Cordillera people in their lives.
 ACCESSORIES AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
The amulet of Ifugao is called
lingling-o, which is considered to
help in the fertility of women. It
resembles the shape of the
woman’s uterus with a fetus inside.
 
The lingling-o is made of various
materials such as Gold, clay, stone,
shell, jade, and copper.
ACCESSORIES AND
BODY ORNAMENTS
The tribes of highland Luzon are also
distinguished for their body tattoos.
These tattoos play and important role in
the warrior culture of the tribe.
It is believed that these tattoos have
spiritual powers to give strength and
protection during hunting and battles.
Tattoos also symbolize a reward for a
successful quest or high status in the
community.
Women put tattoos for beauty and
fertility purposes
WHO’S THE MOST FAMOUS
TATTOO ARTIST IN THE
PHILIPPINES?
ARCHITECTURE
The architecture structure in highland is similar with that
found in the lowlands. For instance, the home of the Ifugaos
resemble the design of the bahay kubo;
ARCHITECTURE

The Ivatans from Batanes build their homes to adapt to the

extreme weather conditions that they experience.

Their houses are built close to the ground and composed of

thick stone walls with small windows to protect them from

strong rains and typhoons. A pampet, or roof net, is put over the

roof of these homes and tied to trees or stones to secure the

roof during the stormy weather.

IVATAN HOMES
SCULPTURE

The bulul of the ifugao tribe is a wooden sculpture which is

placed in pairs alongside rice granaries. They are commonly

depicted to be in a sitting position and are believed to be the

guardians of the harvest.

BULUL
Bulul or Rice Deity/God.
THANK YOU!