arts and crafts of mindanao

• mindanao is referred to as land of promise
• mindanao is the second largest and southernmost island in the philippines archipelago
• mindanao have the best craft makers in the country
• lumads - indigenous people of the country
• b'laan

  • bila means house
  • an means people
• ikat

  • process of dyeing fabric where yarns are tightly wrapped with strings and dyed before weaving
• taknum - mother of pearl that are cut and shaped into geometric forms to look like sequins
• b'laan textile - shades of black or brown, red or ochre, and ecru
• bagobo tribe - group of people in davao
• bagobo

  • bago means new
  • obo means growth
• bagobo tribe is known for inabal
• inabal - ceremonial cloth of bagobo
• inabal - special textile woven from deep brown abaca fibers
• T'nalak - woven from deep brown abaca treated in the ikat process to obtain intricate designs
• bagani (hero/warrior)

  • wear blood red clothes and handkerchief called tangkulu
• bagobo textile - uses black, red, brown colors
• t'boli

  • great keepers of culture and tradition
  • more known for t'nalak
  • famous for their complicated beadworks, wonderful fabrics, nad beautiful brass ornaments
  • live in and around cebu and south cotabato
• land dulay

  • famous t'boli dream weaver
  • received national living treasures - gawad manlilikha ng bayan (GAMABA)
• t'nalak production

  • painstaking process which takes patience, a lot of creativity, good memory
  • skills learned from a young age by the weavers
• maranao

  • means people of the lake
  • biggest group of muslims in mindanao
  • considered as lake lanao guardians
  • popularly known for malong
• malong

  • traditional filipino tube skirt that is made of hand-woven or machine-made multi colored cloth
  • variety of geometrical or floral designs
• kappa malong-malong

  • dance that shows how to fold the malong
• maranao textiles

  • uses bright colors
• yakan

  • popular in skills in weaving
  • home is at basilan
  • use distinctive face decorations to complement their attire in traditional ceremonies
• seputangan

  • square cloth used by yakan women as a head cover
• badjulapi

  • tight blouse with long sleeves
  • ornamented with gold, silver, or bronze buttons
• pinalantupan

  • type of skirt layered over the trousers
• Yakan textile

  • highlights bright, bold, and contrasting colors in big symmetrical patterns
  • designs are from environment, and islamic sacred geometry
• sarimanok

  • legendary bird of maranao
  • sari means cloth/garment and manok means chicken
• okir

  • traditional carving
  • carve or ukit
  • okir in maranao and okkil in magindanao
• tanyak-tanyak

  • face painting worn for wedding ceremonies
• wedding attire (male)

  • pis
  • kandit
  • shirts
• pis

  • hand woven head cloth; worn as a symbolic protection for spears or knives
• kandit

  • 15m belt or sash made of gilim (red cloth)
• shirts

  • believed to be bullet proof
• wedding attire (female)

  • saruk - hat worn to add elegance
• crocodile tooth necklace - for fortune
• triangular amulets - symbols wrapped in black cloth (anting-anting)
• snake bone belts - guard from pain
• maniktegiyas - neacklace or bracelet of beads from dried fruit seeds