ARTS AND CRAFTS

OF LUZON
Arts and crafts are important means of
expression, which communicate views,
ideas, and feelings though the use of skills
and imagination. These are important
parts of our daily lives and can be found
everywhere.
The sculptures and architectures of Luzon reveal
many aspects of the people's culture, traditions, and
history. The elements and principles of art of these
fascinating arts and crafts will lead you to
understand the rich culture and tradition of the
Philippines that is handed down from generation to
generation.
ILOCOS REGION
ILOCOS REGION Architecture Vigan,
considered as the “Intramuros of the
North,” retains the Spanish colonial
architecture along its narrow and cobble-
stoned streets known as Calle Crisologo.
Textile Inabel is a hand weaving technique
of the Ilocanos that is produce using
traditional wooden looms. The different
designs represent different meanings: the
dizzying "binakol" weave represents the
waves of the sea. They believe that this
design protects them from bad spirits.
TEXTILE INABEL
BINAKOL
Pottery Burnay is an unglazed earthen jar
with small opening. It is used for storage for
water and rice grains and as container for
salt, brown sugar, basi (local wine) and
bagoong (fermented fish)
POTTERY BURNAY
PANGASINAN Weaving The arts and crafts of
Pangasinan include the smoothly woven
Bolinao mats made from buri or raffia
leaves, and the bamboo crafts (baskets,
furnitures) of San Carlos.
KALINGA Textile The native of Kalinga are skilled weavers. One of
their finest products is their textile, which is characterized by red
stripes and white, yellow, and black geometrical patterns. The
southern Kalinga women wear the wrap-around skirt or tapis
called kain, which reaches below the knee. It is worn below the
abdomen, and when they walk, one of the thighs is exposed. The
northern Kalinga women wears saya, an ordinary woman’s skirt
covering the body from waist to feet. The colors used in their
textile have cultural meanings: red signifies bravery; black is for
the soil or land; white is for the flowers of the coffee trees; yellow
is for the sand; and green for the mountains.
Basketry The basketry of the Kalinga shows
their fine craftsmanship. The labba is a
bowl- shaped basket made from rattan, with
sizes that vary from 20 to 150 cm in
diameter.
Tattooing Tattooing is another form of art of the Kalinga.
Because it usually covers the chest and the arms, it may
be considered as clothing and decoration. It also signifies
a rite of passage from youth to adulthood, a mark of
heroism, and bravery and one's status in the community.
The design consists of geometric patterns and lines.
IFUGAO SCULPTURE
The bul’ul is a wooden sculpture that represents the rice granary
spirits. It is used in rituals that are performed to call the
ancestors to protect their rice fields from pestilence and to ask
for an abundant harvest. It is a carved wooden human figure
with simplified forms. These are dipped in the blood of pigs
during a ritual called tunod, which means “planting the seedlings
in the soil.” The bul’ul is usually made of narra, which signifies
wealth, happiness, and well-being to the Ifugao.
The amulets of the Ifugaos are called
lingling-o or dinumug. These are made
from jade, gold, copper, bronze, stone
and other materials. These are fertility
symbols worn around the neck.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE TEXTILE
Mountain Province is know for their for
their burial cloth for the kadangyan or
rich people.
WANES – THE MEN'S TRADITIONAL ATTIRE, THE G- STRING.
LUFID – A SHORT AND NARROW WRAP AROUND SKIRT THAT THE WOMEN
OF MOUNTAIN PROVINCE WEAR.
THE BONTOCS CREATE THEIR TEXTILE PATTERNS THROUGH THE IKAT- WEAVING METHOD.
IT IS A PROCESS OF TYING AND DYEING THE THREADS TO PREPARE THE PATTERNS BEFORE
THEY ARE WOVEN INTO THE TEXTILE.
ABRA THE TINGGUIANS WEAVE TEXTILES FOR CLOTHES AND BLANKETS.
THEY ARE NOTED FOR THEIR WHITE TEXTILES WITH HORIZONTAL STRIPES
FOUND IN THE EDGES (LIKE THOSE IN THE BANKUDO OR WRAP-AROUND
SKIRT) OR VERTICAL STRIPES IN THE CENTER (LIKE THOSE FOUND IN THE
BALWASI OR FEMALE BLOUSE).
ACTIVITY TIME