Ethnic Tradition

• Ethnic art forms are influenced by geographical location and experience of Filipinos, including diverse dances with movements imitating animals in different regions, visual arts such as pottery, weaving, wood carving, and metal crafting using local materials.
• The geographical diversity of the Philippines has led to the development of a wide range of arts forms that are closely tied to local materials and resources, for example, coastal communities might engage in seashell crafting and boat carving, while highland regions could be known for intricate weaving using plant fibers.
• Ethnic traditions include visual art, which are different types of creative expression that can be seen with the eyes, using things like painting, drawing, and sculpture to show ideas and feelings.
• Ethnic traditions also include architecture, which involves the use of anahaw, bamboo, cogon, cane, rattan, and other lightweight materials.
• Folk literature is a part of ethnic traditions, including speeches, songs, and narratives expressing experiences.
• Theater arts are also a part of ethnic traditions, including tribal presentations and rituals portraying beliefs.
• Music is a part of ethnic traditions, including indigenous musical instruments like bamboo flutes and brass gongs.
• The angono petroglyphs are situated in Binangonan, Rizal and were discovered by National Artist, Carlos “Botong” Fransisco in 1965, with 127 human and animal figures engraved on the rock wall and dated back to circa late Neolithic.
• The manunggul Jar was found in mannggul cave, lipuun point, Palawan in the early 1960s, it is a burial jar which signifies the belief of early Filipino in Life after Death.
• Banga, literally meaning pot, is the subject of the pot dance, a performance of Kalinga in the mountain Province of the Philippines, showcasing the elegant grace of the igorot tribe and the skill and strength of women.