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• Bolinao mats (Pangasinan)


  Mats made from dried buri or palm leaves cut into strips and woven
• • Burnay (Ilocos Sur)


  tradition of making jars
• Inabel (Ilocos)


  – Traditional plain or patterned weaving
• Binakol


  geometric optical patterns which are represent waves of the sea meant to ward off evil spirits
• • Pandango Oasiwas (originated in Pangasinan)


  Spanish fandango dance performed when fishermen
• Sayaw sa Bangko (originated in Pangasinan)


  – It is a folk dance in which the dancers perform their dances on top of multiple benches.
• • Vigan architecture (Ilocos Sur)


  16th century, it is a town that has preserved Spanish Renaissance Architecture
• Batok (Kalinga)


  – The practice of tattooing by using a thorn attached to a stick and a mixture of charcoal and water. In the tribes of Kalinga, men earn tattoos to show pride and achievements, while women get it to beautify themselves and show wealth.
• Gangsa (Kalinga, Ifugao)


  A single handheld smooth surfaced gong with a narrow rim
• • Ikat (Ifugao)


  The technique of dyeing the cotton yarns before weaving
• Labba (Ifugao)


  wide basket made from bamboo used to carry produce from the fields
• Rice Terraces of the Philippine Cordilleras (Ifugao)


  Terraces that are built on hills and slopes of fields of rice. These are spread across four municipalities in the Ifugao Province.
• Bakwat (Nueva Viscaya)


  A weaved cotton belt worn by mothers after giving birth
• • Butaka (Isabela)


  A wooden chair with long “arm rests” that are actually for the legs as it was originally used by women when giving birth.
• • Sambali (Cagayan)


  A war dance meant to depict the fight between Christians and Non-Christians who opposed Spanish influence performed during the Sambali Festival
• • Vakul (Batanes)


  – A headgear made from dried Voyavoy leaves worn by women to provide them protection from the heat
• Pabalat (Bulacan)


  – A kind of paper art in which intricate designs are made by cutting Japanese Paper to wrap a delicacy called pastillas
• • Parol (Pampanga)


  An ornamental, star-shaped lantern made for Christmas to symbolize the Star of Bethlehem
• • Pyrotechnics (Bulacan)


  The craft of creating fireworks
• Singkaban (Bulacan)


  The art of producing decorative materials using bamboo
• Subic Spanish Gate (Zambales)


  A gate built in 1885 that originally served as the entrance to the Spanish naval station and then turned into a base by the US Navy
• • Balsa (Batangas)


  A boat made of bamboo decorated during the Balsa Festival in Batangas as recognition for its significance in transport, fishing, as well as tourism
• • Barong Tagalog (Laguna) –


  – Popularly known as “Barong”, it is the official formal wear of men in the country
• • Higantes (Rizal)


  A giant paper mache meant to portray farmers mocking and protesting mean landlords when Angono was a hacienda used during the Higantes Festival
• • Kiping (Quezon Province)


  A delicacy made of glutenous rice and shaped into a leaf used in the Pahiyas Festival in Lucban, Quezon which is also made to serve as a decorative piece
• • Maglalatik (originated in Laguna)


  – An indigenous dance in which the dancers tap and utilize halved coconut husks strapped onto their bodies
• Taka (Laguna) –


  – The art of making paper mache crafts made using wood statues as molds
• • Ambahan (Mindoro)


  poem created by the Hanunuo Mangyans that is chanted and often carved on a bamboo
• Morion (Marinduque)


  A large mask which resembles Caucasian features used for a street play in the Moriones Festival
• • Pandanggo sa Ilaw (originated in Mindoro)


  – A dance influenced by the Spanish dance, fandango, wherein the dancer must balance oil lamps on their hands and head
• Pantomina (originated in Bicol)


  Also known as the “dove dance”, it is a dance originally performed in weddings by the couple and their visitors
• • Balay (Sorsogon)


  Weaved crafts made of buri, a native palm