Arts – 7

Unit 3
CAGAYAN DE
ORO AND
COTABATO
FOLK ARTS

LESSON – 4 (unit 3)
– Cagayan de Oro is known as the “City of Golden Friendship”. It is also famous
four its whitewater rafting and river trekking activities that makes it a favorite
destination among locals and foreigners..
– The indigenous tribe that in habit the area are called Lumads. They are known
for their weaving and basket-making skills.
COTABATO

– IT is a major source of cereals, tropical fruits, vegetables, sugarcane, coconut,

coffee, freshwater fish, and livestock.
– It is also one of the country’s leading producer of raw and semi=processed
rubber in Asia and Europe.
– Cotabato also known for its brass work that has been in existence in the city for
centuries, as well as its woven fabrics.
– Intricate and unique designs created with fine and expensive threads in an
outstanding characteristic of an industry that has been done in this city for
centuries.
Lanao
– Maranao is the term used for the people of Lanao which means “people of the
Lake”. They are famous for their artwork, sophisticated weaving, and wood and
metal crafts.
– The Sarimanok is the legendary bird of the Maranao that can be seen in their
artworks. It is depicted as a fowl with colourful wings and feathered tail, holding
a fish on its beak or talons.
– The head is profusely decorated with a scroll, leaf, and spiral motifs. It is said to
be a symbol of “good fortune”.
– The Maranao okir design (motif) is an exclusive artistic cultural heritage of the
Maranaos.
– In the phlippines, okir is a part of the panalong, a carved bean that protrudes in
the front of the torogan, the ancestral home of the highest titleholder in a
Maranao village.
MALONGS
- A variety of variety geometric and okir designs can also be seen in the malong
which is a traditional “tube skirt” handwoven or machine-made using
multicolored cotton cloth.
- Malongs are only worn in important social functions to display the social and
economic status of the wearer.
- Malong patterns and styles usually indicate the wever’s tribal origin, such as the
Maranao malong landap made only by a handful of Maranao weavers in Lanao
del Sur.
BUKIDNON

– Bukidnon is a major producer of rice and corn in the region. Plantations in the
province also produce pineapples, bananas, and sugarcane.
– According to oral history of the indigenous people of Bukidnon, there were four
main tribes in Central Mindanao:
A. The Maranao – inhabitants of Lanao del Sur
B. The Maguindanao- inhabitants of eastern Cotabato
C. The Manobo - inhabitants of the north-central portions of the original
province of Cotabato.
D. The Talaandig – inhabitants of the north-central
BUKIDNON EMBROIDERY
KAAMULAN FESTIVAL

– It is the only ethnic cultural festival held annually in Malaybalay City, Bukidnon
from the second half of February to March 10. Kaamlan comes from the Binukid
word amul meaning “to gather”.
– Kaamulan celebrates a gathering for a purpose – a datuship ritual, a wedding
ceremony, a thanksgiving festival after a successful harvest, a peace pact, or all
of this together.