ARTS AND

CRAFTS OF
LUZON
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.
These old Spanish-type houses
have huge, high–pitched roofs,
large and rectangular living rooms
that are made of adobe, bricks,
lime, terracotta, hardwood floors,
and windows of capiz shells
framed in wooden window panels
TEXTILE
Inabel is a hand weaving
technique of the Ilocanos
that is produced using
traditional wooden looms.
The dizzying
binakol weave
represents the
waves of the sea.
They believe that
this design
protects them
from bad spirits.
POTTERY
Burnay is an
unglazed earthen jar
with small opening.
It iS used for storage
for water and as
container for salt,
basi, and bagoong.
 CORDILLERA
ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION
KALINGA
TEXTILE
The natives of Kalinga are
skilled weavers. One of their
finest products is their textile
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.
The northern Kalinga
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 soil or land
White is for flowers of the
coffee trees
Yellow for the sand
Green for the mountains
BASKETRY
The labba is
a bowl-
shaped
basket made
from rattan.
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.
The design consists of
geometric patterns and
lines.
Wang-Od is the
last
“mambabatok” or
traditional Kalinga
tattoo artist. She
uses a mixture of
charcoal and water
that is tapped onto
the skin through a
thorn end.
IFUGAO
“natives of the
Cordillera”
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.
The amulets of
the Ifugaos are
called lingling-o
or dinumug.
These are
fertility symbols
around the neck.
MOUNTAIN
PROVINCE
TEXTILE
The province is
known for their
burial cloth,
kadangyan,
woven by
female elders.
The men’s
traditional
attire is
called
wanes.
The women
use a short
and narrow
wrap-around
skirt called
lufid.
The natives of
Bontoc create
their textile
patterns through
the ikat, a
weaving method.
SHORT QUIZ
SWAEN 1. Men’s traditional attire
in Mountain Province.
NGWA – OD 2. Kalinga’s traditional
tattoo artist.
LIABEN 3. Ilocano’s hand weaving
technique.
YRBNUA 4. An unglazed earthen
jar with small opening.
AABLB 5. Kalinga’s bowl-shaped basket
made from rattan.
UUBLL 6. Ifugaos’s wooden sculpture that
represents the rice granary spirits.
GNILNLIG-O 7. Ifugao’s amulets.
LFIUD 8. Women’s narrow wrap-around
skirt of Mountain Province.
NKAAADGNY 9. Burial cloth of Mountain
Province.
INKA 10. Women’s wrap-around skirt in
southern Kalinga.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
OF CAGAYAN
VALLEY AND
CENTRAL LUZON
CAGAYAN VALLEY
Cagayan Valley is in the
Northeastern part of Luzon. It is
irrigated with the waters from
Cagayan River – the longest river
in the country and is composed of
the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan,
Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya and
Quirino.
BATANES
The Ivatans are the
people living in the
Batanes Group of
Islands.
Their houses have
unique architectural
forms made up of
limestones walls,
reed, and cogon
roofs.
The design and
materials are chosen
because they are
strong enough to
withstand the
numerous typhoons
and earthquakes that
hit the group of
islands because of its
geographic location.
Vakul is a head
gear used by
the Ivatan
women to
protect them
from the heat
of the sun and
The men on the
other hand, wear
soot, a rain cape
made from fronds
that covers the
upper part of the
body down from
the neck.
ISABELA
Tumauini Church is a
Roman Catholic Parish
Church of San Matias
Apostol. It is made
from red bricks
ornamented with
carvings of flowers,
leaves, scallops, saints,
religious symbols, and
other fanciful motifs.
NUEVA VIZCAYA
The Gaddangs
of Nueva
Vizcaya are
known for
their crafts and
textiles.
One of the
clothes they
make is the
bakwat, a belt
used by
mothers after
giving birth.
CENTRAL LUZON
BULACAN
Bulacan arts and crafts
the singkaban, pastillas
wrapper, fire crackers,
and goldsmithing in
Meycauayan.
The women cut
intricately-
designed pastillas
wrappers adorned
with different
linear, curvilinear
and geometric
designs that depict
local florals and
scenes of
everyday rural
life.
Singkaban is the
local term for
bamboo arches
designed with kayas
or woodshaving.
These are used as
decorative arches
that adorn the
entrance of a
barangay or town
during fiestas and
other grand
celebrations.
Meycauayan,
Bulacan is known
for its jewelry
industry.
Craftsmen fashion
trinkles from
precious metals
such as gold and
silver, and
precious stones,
pearls, and
diamonds.
Pampanga is
known for its
giant lanterns or
parol. Its special
feature is its
dancing lights in
several shapes,
and colors that
form intricate
geometric
patterns.
SHORT QUIZ
LUVAK 1. A head gear used by the
Ivatan women.
OTSO 2. A rain cape made from
fronds that covers the upper part of the
body down from the neck.
YAGNACA 3. It is where the longest
river in the Philippines is found.
KAWBAT 4. A belt used by mothers
after giving birth in Nueva Vizcaya
RALOP 5. Pampanga is known for
this art or craft.
BANKASING 6. These are used as
decorative arches that adorn the
entrance during celebrations in
Bulacan.
TANAVI 7. These are the people
living in Batanes.
LEWRJEY 8. Meycauayan, Bulacan
is known for this industry.
DAGDAGN 9. People of
Nueva Vizcaya who are known
for their crafts and textiles.
ANIMUUTI 10. A historical
church in San Matias Apostol,
Isabela.
ACTIVITIES/PERFORMANCE TASKS

Activity 1: Colors and Lines

Materials:
Oslo paper
Pencil
Crayons colored black, blue red,
and white only
Ruler
Looking at the pictures, observe the lines, shapes,
and patterns, of the Ilocos and Cordillera textiles.
In your oslo paper,
draw your own design
by using colors black,
blue, red, and white
only.
Activity 2: Just Like a
Tattoo
Materials:
Pencil
Pen or Marker
Color (optional)
In this activity, design an
example of a traditional and
modern tattoo. Create a design
for a hand tattoo. You may also
use other symbols from your
surroundings as inspiration for
your tattoo design.
PROCEDURES

1. Trace your hand and arm onto a

piece of paper.
2. Cut the traced line of your hand and
arm using a pair of scissors.
3. Draw your chosen design on the
arm. Leave the hands and fingers
blank. You can use primary and
secondary colors.
ACTIVITY 3: ART OF PAPER
CUTTING

Pastillas wrapper designers are not as many

as they were before. However, paper
cutting in the Philippines, through online
media, is slowly getting popular again. It
has taken a different turn and is not only
being used for pastillas wrappers but also
used for invitations, party favors, and other
forms of gift items. It’s time for you to try
it and help pastillas or paper cut designing
popular again!
Materials:
Colored paper
Pencil/Pen
Cutter/Scissors
PROCEDURES
1. Fold a piece of colored paper 2 – 3
times.
2. Draw a design. It may include local
plants, flowers, everyday objects.
You may also include words or
names in the design.
3. With extreme precaution, cut out
your design using scissors, blade, or
small cutter.
 Famous Architectural
Landmarks in Olongapo,
Zambales, Nueva Ecija,
and Bataan
The Spanish Gate is
one of the historic
landmarks located in
Olongapo City,
Zambales and was
built in 1885. It
faced the Spanish-
era settlement of
Olongapo and used
to serve as the west
gate of the armory of
the town.
The San Andres
Apostol Parish
Church of
Masinloc,
Zambales is known
for the use of coral
stones instead of
adobe. It was
founded by the
Augustinian
Recollects in 1607.
 The Parish of the Three
Kings in Gapan City is
one of the biggest and
oldest churches in Nueva
Ecija. This Roman
Catholic Church was built
in 1880s. It has a huge
side doorways, two
standing images of their
patron saints on both
sides of the doorways,
and a mural of the Holy
Trinity on the ceiling.
Abucay Church or
theSaint Dominic De
Guzman Parish
Church, establised in
1588 and
administered in 1588
by the Dominicans, is
an example of
Renaissance
architecture because
of its vertically single
or double-divided
columns, and