TEOFILO GARCIA

• Teofilo Garcia

  born on March 27, 1941

  lives in San Quintin, Abra.
• Teofilo Garcia's Family

  Francisco Garcia (Father)

  Concepcion Callos (Mother)

  Married to Dolores Cabael

  Had five children: Ferdinand,

  Redentor, George, Jocelyn

  and Carol
• Teofilo Garcia learned the process of creating tabungaw hats at the age of 15
• Tabungaw hats are the symbol of revolution of Ilocanos
• PROCESS OF CREATING A TABUNGAW HAT

  • Plants tabungaw seeds during June and July
  • Harvests the fruits when they mature
  • Dries the Fruit in the sun
  • Weaves soft bamboo and rattan mesh
  • Hollows the fruit
  • Polish and varnish the outer shell to bright yellow or orange hues.
• Tabungaw hats are made of upo or gourd
• Teofilo Garcia


  Created Tabungaw hats