Folk Arts

• Ilocos

  • Inabel weave
  • Binakul
• Bicol

  Abaca
• Samal of Sulu

  Woven buri mats
• Woven products

  • Textiles, fabrics, clothing
  • Used for clothing, bags, and accessories
• Bags and Accessories

  • They come in different sizes and shapes.
  • Ilocos - Abel fabric, designed with geometric patterns
  • Bacolod - Pandan leaves
  • Bicol - Rattan
  • Tacloban - Banig
  • Cordillera - Ikat weaves
  • Mindanao - pearls
• Footwear

  • Strong and durable shoes and sandals are made from indigenous materials.
  • Laguna - abaca
  • Bohol - buri
• Home use products

  • Made from carefully selected materials that are found locally
  • Cebu - banig pillowcase
  • Bukidon - abaca
  • Bacolod - pandan
  • Bohol - rapia
• Lampshade and decors

  These lampshades can be made from plants like buri and abaca
• Masks

  These are believed to have magical powers in the different ethnic tribes in the philippines