BICOL

REGION
Land of Howling Winds
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CATTLE-RAISING
 Bicolano art is shown in their
love songs such as Sarong Bangul, Burac na
Magayon and others. With large tracts of land,
farming has become the chief occupation of the
people. They also engaged in fishing, logging,
cattle-raising and handicraft. The Bicolanos are
conservative. They believe it is safe to stick to the
old than take a risk in the new (Herrington, 2020).
Different Types of
Indigenous Crafts

Weaving

Karagumoy Mats and
Hats (Albay)
Karagumoy, a palm grass
resembling a pineapple plant,
abound in the hills, not far from
Barangay Cabasan. The supply
of karagumoy comes from the
forest also in Cagraray Island
and they have to travel on foot
to get their materials. Either
they or their espouses or grown-
up children gather the leaves,
de-thorn and haul these home
where they would then dry it for
a day before running a heavy
coconut trunk over it to soften
it. Note the ingenuity of that
gadget trunk (Ramo, 2011).
Artistic and Social
Purposes
The craft of mat weaving has
been kept alive on these islands
mostly by women. The men
help by gathering leaves in the
forests, but the women do the
backbreaking work of preparing
the leaves and weaving them.
Modern living has confined the
mats to rural areas where
residents still use them. Tourists
buy the items as decorative
pieces and souvenirs. However,
karagumoy mats have also been
losing out to competition
offered by cheap mats and bed
sheets from China
(Sotelo, 2011) .
Abaca Industry in Dacumos (2012) also added
Bicol that the Abaca fiber is
considered as the strongest
Abaca (Musa textiles
among natural fibers and the
nee), internationally products derived from abaca
known as Manila hemp, are export champions. These
is one of the indigenous include: fiber craft like mats,
crops found in the Bicol purses, slippers, bags, hats,
region and has been part placemats, tea bags, meat
of its traditional planting casings, filter papers, cordage
system. About 50,212.34 (ropes, twines, marine cordage,
hectares of abaca farms binders, and cord); handwoven
fabrics (sinamay, pinukpok,
in the region is being
and tinalak), high-grade
cultivated by 21,124 decorative paper as art media,
abaca farmers photo frames, albums,
(Dacumos, 2012). stationery, flowers, all-purpose
cards and decoratives.
In addition, abaca is now used in the
printing of the country's paper bills
while the abaca pulp is used as
material for electrolytic (condenser)
paper, cable insulation paper, adhesive
tape paper, lens tissue, mimeograph
stencil base tissue, carbonizing tissue,
cigarette paper, vacuum cleaner bag,
abrasive base paper, and weatherproof
bristol.
A glimmer of hope shined for the age-
old craft of pinukpok weaving, so-
called because of the process of
pounding the abaca fiber to soften it
before being woven manually and fed
to a rotary press machine to come up
with a fine and seamless cloth blended
with cotton, silk or polyester to
produce high-class fabrics (Calleja,
2012).
 SINAMAY FABRIC

T’NALAK FABRIC PINOKPOK FABRIC

Piña Weaving
Camarines Norte is pineapple country,
producing the Formosa variety of
pineapples (they also call it Queen),
and using the leaves of the pineapple to
produce piña fiber for weaving. They
have been really quiet about their
ability to do piña weaving that people
outside Camarines Norte tend to forget
it too has piña woven material (Ongpin,
2019).
 In addition...
According to Balita.PH (2012), pineapple
fiber handwoven into a high-end piña
cloth has a delicate texture which is soft,
with high luster and usually white or
ivory in color. It easily takes and retains
dyes.
Pottery
PhilCeramics Tiwi Pottery (Albay)
PhilCeramics introduced the modern technology of pottery
making in Tiwi which is now the leading terracotta ceramic
industry in Bicol Region. This project of Department of Trade and
Industry, allocated P15.7 million under the General
Appropriations Act of 1994, started operating in January 2001
(Layug, 2015).

Many potters, though, not yet ready to adapt to the modern

processes, still choose to abide by the traditional method of
pottery. Traditional potters dry clay and molded pots under the
sun along the sides of road or in front of their houses, and use the
conventional way of baking, burning piles of hay and chaff on
their yards, with the molded items underneath (Layug, 2015).
Indigenous Creative
Crafts in Southern
Tagalog
Weaving

Mangyan Nito Weaving
(Oriental Mindoro)
In a culture study conducted by
the Primer Media Inc. (2017),
they found out that the Iraya-
Mangyans are the indigenous
people of Oriental Mindoro who
are known for their skill of nito-
weaving, a preserved tradition
that celebrates their unique art
form. The nito is a forest vine
abundant in their environment
which they use to weave the
traditional baskets, hats, trays
and jars of different shapes and
sizes. Their creations have also
evolved to various modern
home ornaments and
fashionable accessories (The
Nito Weavers in the Iraya-
Mangyan Village of Puerto
Galera, 2019).
Artistic and Social
Purposes
Weaving is one of their sources of
income – their items are now
being sold also to the lowlanders
(in pop-up stores and in malls in
Manila) and even exported to
various countries. heir weaves
show unique patterns which
reflect what the weaver artists see
in their surrounding environment
such as leaves, trees, flowers and
animals. Most of the weavers are
women, while the men participate
in this activity by gathering
materials in the forest, cutting and
preparing the vines ready for
weaving. I was told that it takes
about a week for a weaver to
finish a fruit tray, a day to weave
and design a pair of 4cm solid
round earrings – that’s how much
work and passion is put into one
piece (The Nito Weavers in the
IrayaMangyan Village of Puerto
Galera, 2019).

Buri Weaving (Quezon
Province)
Buri grows in abundance in the
province of Quezon. The
production of buri fiber started
in the municipalities of Sariaya
and Tayabas of the same
province. This opened the buri
fiber industry in Quezon. Buri
or buli weaving is one of the
opportunities that opened up
when the industry was
established. It has become an
incomegenerating source of
livelihood of many people in the
province. To celebrate buri
weaving, local residents of
Sampaloc City in Quezon,
showcases environment-friendly
and locally-woven buri products
like bags, hats, mats, and
slippers (Abitoria, 2018).
Artistic and Social
Purposes
Artistic and Social Purposes The
buri fiber industry provides
employment and income to the
residents of Sampaloc in the
province of Quezon. It opens up
opportunities for the local
weavers in the municipality and
other marketing participants by
engaging in buri fiber
production and marketing. To
take advantage of the
opportunities that the buri
industry is offering, it is deemed
important to determine the
products preferred by end-users,
what products can be efficiently
produced by farmers, and what
marketing services can be
offered by marketing
intermediaries (Labitoria, 2018).
Rafia hand-woven products
(Quezon)

Raffia is a leaf rib fiber which grows in tropical

regions like Madagascar, Africa and also we
have that here in the Philippines. It is used
as a material for different products such as
baskets, rope, placemats, shoes, hats or even
textile. This kind of material is very
valuable to crafters for its quality like being
soft, it is easy to dye and once products are
made, rest assured that it is very durable.
Some raffia is usually hand woven and then
applied to some handcrafted objects like
mugs, cloth, and slippers and are often used
as decors (The Beauty of Raffia Crafts,
2018).
 Tepiña Fabric
(Palawan)
The Rurungan sa Tubod
showroom in Palawan Island,
Philippines, boasts a beautiful
display of hand-woven garments
such as vibrant dresses and
beach cover-ups made from the
glossy pineapple silk (Escalona,
2018).
The piña fiber comes from the
leaves of the native pineapple
plant, which grows wild in
forests surrounding Puerto
Princesa. The leaf is placed flat
on a smooth wooden board.
Using the smooth edge of a
broken porcelain plate, the
surface is scraped from the base
to the top of the leaf. This is
repeated until the fibers become
visible. The base of the leaf is
folded inwards to create a space
between the pulp and the fiber.
Artistic and Social
Purposes
This has provided an alternative
livelihood for women who
support their families not only
financially, but also by having a
job that allows them to work
from home. Unlike many other
provinces around the
Philippines, Palawan doesn’t
particularly thrive on a textile
industry from generations of
weavers. But Rurungan has
managed to make a tradition of
its own, introducing
contemporary weaves to the
scene, distinctly crafted on the
island (Escalona, 2018).
 Artistic and Social
Romblon Mat Purposes
Romblon is famous for its The art and beauty of banig
traditional weaving and weaving lie in the intricacy of
basketry. Handicrafts are a folding over the strips of the
major home industry in which material to yield a design of
the women are engaged. The interlaced folds and entails a
province is noted, especially, for sequential order of steps to
its fine and delicate crochet create geometric patterns and
laces and bedspreads (Ey, rhythm. An arduous and very
2008). tedious process, banig weaving
requires hard work,
determination and patience form
the manugbanig (a person who
weaves banig). They cut the
Romblon leaves using sanggot
(an arc-shaped cutting tool) and
a long slender bamboo pole to
reach the leaves of high – grown
Romblon plant, the process
locally known as the pagsasa
(Ramirez, 2013)
Woodworks
Wood Carvings in Paete
(Laguna)
Paet is a Tagalog word for chisel
which is a carpentry tool. From
this root word, the town of
Paete's name was supposedly
coined. For Paete boasts of
highly skilled wood carvers and
sculptors. Such has been the
case for many generations.
Wood carvers of Paete have
consistently been tapped to do
delicate wood works around the
globe (Konted, 2013).
Artistic and Social
Purposes
Today, according to The Mixed
Culture (2018), the town still
continues to keep the
impeccable traditions and skills
of woodcarving. This lucrative
industry unfastened several
other crafts, like woodcarving,
furniture making, papier-mache,
paper pulp, resin and countless
notable creations from the town
declared as the Carving Capital
of the Philippines on March 15,
2005 under Presidential
Proclamation No. 809.).
 Artistic and Social
Bamboo Craft Purposes
(Cavite) The Bamboos from
Maragondon are used mostly for
The town of Maragondon is
bamboo poles for the
known as the bamboo capital
construction of Tahong and
of Cavite (through OTOP or
Talaba farms and being
One Town, One Product
distributed at the coastal towns
during the term of former
of Cavite Province such as
President Gloria Macapagal-
Bacoor, Kawit, Noveleta and
Arroyo) where bamboo
Cavite City. It is also
products are produced and
transported from other towns of
distributed in various places
Cavite Province when the
in the country (Mojica,
portable “Bahay Kubo” or Nipa
2017).
Hut was introduced. Presently,
the local government of
Maragondon is striving hard to
be recognized as a bamboo
manufacturer with products that
are of high quality which can
compete in the local and world
market (Mojica, 2017).
 Taytay Wood Craft
(Rizal)

Taytay Rizal is the major supplier of Wood

products, such as furniture for home,
sala set, and wood carving as well. The
said municipality held also the title of
“Wood Work Capital of the
Philippines”. Innumerable
manufacturers located within the town
are exporting such great products. From
simple design to complicated details of
each artwork, named it and you can
find it here. You can also order a
“customized made products” that will
fit your desired notion (Orbuda, nd.).
Palawan Wood Carvings
and Tribal Craft
Handicrafts are generally
produced by Palawan
legitimate tribes who market
their work in the city to
receive the money they need
for subsistence. These crafts
are generally made of wood
which they harvest from their
environment - some large
forests and in the mountains -
these handicrafts indicate
their art and tradition that add
to the traditional traditions
and heritage of the Palawan
people (Iyrarani, 2019).
Artistic and Social
Purposes
The handicrafts are usually
made by the indigenous tribes of
Palawan who sell their work in
the city to acquire the money
that they need for subsistence.
These handicrafts are usually
made of wood that they harvest
from their environment – mostly
the forest and in the mountains
– these handicrafts depict their
art and culture which adds up to
the cultural and heritage value
of the indigenous peoples of
Palawan (Travel Palawan,
2020).
Marble Crafts
 Marble Products of Artistic and Social
Romblon Purposes
Being the nation’s marble
Romblon is a town that is
capital, Romblon is the
practically set in marble, country’s biggest
considering the huge variety producer of the said
of things you can make from resource, with its quality
this stone. From tableware to
souvenirs, from furniture to
rivaling that of the best in
accessories, anything you the world. Aside from
think of can have a marbled being a good part of the
equivalent (Ramos, 2017) area’s economy, they
have also turned it into a
booming segment of the
tourist industry (Cruda,
2018).
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atención
Prepared by
Group 3

Catacutan, JL
Camangeg, Trixie
Cabucana, Catherine
Castro, Joan
Cuarteros, Lea
Danguilan, Roxan