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LESSON-4-Norijan H. Basilio Final
LESSON-4-Norijan H. Basilio Final
A torogan, which
literally means “a
place for sleeping,” is
the stately house of
elite members of the
Maranao tribe in the
province of Lanao del
Sur in the island of
Mindanao, Philippines.
As the house of the
datu or sultan, it is a
symbol of status and
leadership.
The Houses on
Stilts
Outrigger Canoe is a
small wooden boat. It is
used for transport in daily
activities such as going to
the market to transport
goods to other places
and in going to school.
They are sometimes
highly decorated used to
move from island to
another island specially
on coastal places around
various regions.
Vinta Boats
When it comes to
handwoven textile
production in the
Philippines, the process
is a slow and tedious
one. From harvesting
crops from which fiber
for weaving will be
stripped, to knotting and
tying each fiber, it can
take months before a
final fabric or garment is
produced.
The Piña leaves
of Kalibo, Aklan
T’nalak abaca
tapestries crafted by
T’boli people are
often described
“woven dreams,” as
the process typically
begins with the spirit
of the abaca showing
the weaver in her
dreams a pattern laid
out on loom.
The Tingkep baskets
of the Pala’wan tribe
of Palawan
Throughout the
centuries, pots have
been made for cooking,
like traditional palayok.
They may also be used
foe storage, like banga
and tapayan that were
once used for storing
liquids. In the time of
the early Filipinos, jars
were used to keep the
remains of corpses: the
Manunggul Jar is an
example of such a burial
jar:
Maitum
Anthropomorphic
Potteries
Evidence of the
Philippine pottery-
making dated as early
6000 BC has been
found in Sanga-sanga
Cave, Sulu and
Laurente Cave,
Cagayan. It has been
proven that by 5000
BC, the making of
pottery was practiced
throughout the
country.
GAMABA AWARDEES
EDUARDO MUTUC
2005 Awardee
Region 3
Province - Pampanga
Eduardo Mutuc - is an artist who has dedicated his life to creating religious
and secular art in silver, bronze and wood. His intricately detailed retablos,
mirrors, altars, and carosas are in churches and private collections. A number
of these works are quite large, some exceeding forty feet, while some are very
small and feature very fine and delicate craftsmanship.
DARHATA SAWABI
2005 Awardee Region - ARMM
Province – Sulu
Haja Amina Appi - she is recognized as a master mat weaver among the sama
indigenous community for her unique designs, straightness of her edging
(tabig) and fineness of her sasa and kima-kima.
LANG DULAY
1998 Awardee Region - 12
Province – South Cotabato (Lake Sebu)
Lang Dulay she is a T’boli traditional weaver of “tinalak” or T’boli cloth made of
colorful abaca fabrics.
Using Abaca fibers a fine as hair, Lang Dulay speaks more eloquently than
words can. Images from the distant past of her people, the T’bolis, are
recreated by her nimble hands - the crocodile, butterflies, and flowers, alaong
with mountains and streams of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, where she and her
ancestors were born – fill the fabric with longing to be remembered.
SALINTA MONON
1998 Awardee Region - 11
Province – Davao Del Sur
Alonzo Saclag was declared Manlilikha ng Bayan for 2000 (CAR Region). He
is a Kalinga master of dance and the performing arts who mastered not only the
Kalinga musical instruments but also the dance patterns and movements
associated with his people’s ritual.
FEDERICO CABALLERO
2000 Awardee Region - 6
Province – Iloilo
Masino Intaray is a prolific and pre-eminent epic chanter and story teller
recognized for his outstanding mastery of various traditional musical
instruments of Palaw’an people such as basal, kulilal, and bagit.
SAMAON SULAIMAN
1993 Awardee Region – ARMM
Province – Maguindanao
The Maguindanaon, who are among the largest of Filipino Islamic groups, are
concentrated in the towns of Dinaig, Datu Piang, Maganoy and Buluan in
metalwork and brassware, their art is Southeast Asian yet distinct in character.
UWANG AHADAS
2000 Awardee Region – ARMM
Province – Basilan
Magdalena Gamayo was bron on August 13, 1942 a Filipino master weaver
who makes “inabel”, an Ilokano handwoven cloth. She is Gawad Manlilikha ng
Bayan Award (GAMABA) recipient from Pili, Ilocos Norte for her wide array
skills in textile weaving.