CPAR 3

• Folk Architecture


  • Simple structures built of local materials and available tools to provide shelter for its inhabitants
• Types of Filipino folk architecture

  • Bahay Kubo or Nipa Hut
  • Bale or Ifugao House
  • Ivatan House in Batanes
  • Torogan or Maranao House
  • Badjao's Stilt Houses and Houseboats
• Bahay Kubo or Nipa Hut


  An icon to Filipino lowland and rural culture, a stilt house with walls usually made up of bamboo rods and bamboo mats or sawali, and a thatched roof made up of anahaw or nipa
• Bale or Ifugao House


  A one-room house with an attic for storage, located at the contour of the rice terraces, the exterior looks like a pyramid resting on four posts, the interior is enclosed by slanting walls and ceiling that appears to be spherical that are formed by the loft
• Ivatan House in Batanes


  Built with limestone walls, and cogon roofs, strong enough to withstand the typhoons and earthquakes, has narrow doors and windows with wooden shutters and often secured by wooden bars
• Torogan or Maranao House


  A stately house for the elite members of the Maranao tribe, a symbol of status and leadership, also serves as a courthouse, hall for community meetings, and its courtyard as ritual areas for weddings
• Badjao's Stilt Houses and Houseboats


  Floating homes of the sea gypsies, strong platforms are made on both ends of the boat for the fish, kitchen utensils and fishing gadgets with the kitchen area usually found at the back, some Badjaos also live in stilt houses built out of driftwood and debris
• Maritime Transports


  • Simple marine vessels made for the transport of goods and people by sea and other waterways in the surrounding regions
• Types of traditional Filipino maritime transports

  • Wooden Banca
  • Vinta
• Wooden Banca


  A small wooden outrigger canoe used for transport in daily activities by people near the coast, sometimes highly decorated
• Vinta


  A traditional boat made by Sama-Bajau (Badjao) and Moros living in the Sulu Archipelago, Zamboanga peninsula, and southern Mindanao, the assorted vertical colors in its sail represent the colorful culture of the Muslim community, used for inter-island transport of people and goods
• Weaving, Textile making, and Fabric Art


  • Early Filipinos weaved using fibers from abaca, cotton, pineapple and, bark, a tedious process spanning from a week up to months
• Traditional Filipino textiles and fabrics

  • Piña fabric
  • T'nalak woven cloth
  • Tingkep baskets
  • Hinabol
  • Yakan-weaved cloth
  • The Tapis of the Kalinga Tribe
• Piña fabric


  The oldest industry of Aklan, soft and delicate but durable and long-lasting, often used for our national costumes, the baro't saya and barong, can be blended with silk (piña silk) or abaca (piña jusi)
• T'nalak woven cloth


  Woven by the T'boli women of Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, Mindanao, the unique designs and patterns on the cloth are bestowed upon them through dreams
• Tingkep baskets


  Handcrafted by the Pala'wan women from fine bamboo strips and made in natural colors, serves both practical and spiritual purposes in the community life, used as a storage container and to house the powerful female spirit Linamin et Kundu during a healing ritual
• Hinabol


  Weaving is a happy activity for the Higaonon hinabol weavers of Bukidnon, the cloth reflects the moods and feelings of the weaver, woven as offering to the spirits and also given as a gift, as a dowry, and is used to bring peace during tribal conflicts
• Yakan-weaved cloth


  Made by the Yakan tribe from Basilan, features elaborate geometric designs and patterns that are inspired by nature, used for religious and ritual purposes, bartered for daily necessities, given as gifts, and used for peace offerings in times of conflict
• The Tapis of the Kalinga Tribe


  A rectangular cloth woman wear as a wraparound skirt, woven using a backstrap loom and embroidered with nature-inspired patterns, a sacred tradition passed on from mother to daughter
• Carving


  • Wood is the common material that is widely used in the country, other materials such as stone and metals such as silver and bronze are used in regions where there is an abundance of the mineral
• One of the wood carving provinces that amazes is Paete in Laguna, the woodcarving capital of the Philippines
• Performing Art


  • Folk dances and music which are developed by an individual or groups of people that reflect their traditions and culture
• Literature


  The traditional oral literature of various ethnic groups of the country, includes the story of "Malakas at Maganda" and epics such as "Hudhud ni Aliguyon," "Darangan," and the likes
• Graphic and Plastic Arts


  Graphic arts are mainly two-dimensional (2D), like sketching, painting, photography, and calligraphy, Plastic arts include sculpture or ceramics which have three dimensions (3D)
• Ornament

  Used to embellish parts of a building or object, the Ifugaos have carved Anito figures or Bulul which represent their ancestral spirit and granary gods, the Kapampangans are famous in their parol, an iconic symbol of the Filipino Christmas
• Pottery


  • Native Filipinos created pottery since 3500 years ago, these potteries serve as a secondary burial jars to hold the deceased, some were decorated with anthropomorphic designs
• Manunggul Jar


  A secondary burial jar found in Palawan, the upper portion is incised with curvilinear scroll designs and painted with natural iron or hematite, the lid has a boat with two human figures representing two souls on a voyage to the afterlife
• Maitum Anthropomorphic Potteries


  Earthenware pots resembling human figures found in Saranggani Province, dated to the Metal Age (5 BC – 225 AD) and were used for secondary burial, the head-shaped covers portray different kinds of expressions and some have earrings, tattoos, arms, female breasts, and male genitalia

  
• Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan (GAMABA) or National Living Treasures Awards


  • Institutionalized through R.A. No. 7355, awarded to citizens engaged in any traditional art uniquely Filipino whose skills have reached a high level of technical and artistic excellence and have been passed on to the present generation, administered by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts (NCCA)
• Categories of traditional folk arts eligible for the GAMABA award


  • Folk architecture
  • Maritime transport
  • Carving
  • Performing arts
  • Literature
  • Graphic and plastic arts
  • Ornament
  • Weaving, Textile making, and fabric design
  • Pottery
• Honors and Privileges for GAMABA Awardees

  Receive a gold medallion, an initial grant of P100,000, a P10,000 monthly stipend for life, and an additional P14,000 monthly personal allowance approved by the NCCA board
• Honors and Privileges for GAMABA Awardees

  • Receive a specially designed gold medallion, an initial grant of P100,000 and a P10,000 monthly stipend for life, with the monetary grant potentially increased
  • Receive a maximum cumulative amount of P750,000 medical and hospitalization benefits annually similar to National Artists, and funeral assistance/tribute
  • Receive honorarium and other benefits when invited to private events
  • Required presence in events under the institutional programs and projects of the NCCA
• GAMABA Awardees are recognized as National Living Treasures
• Ginaw Bilog


  Poet, Hanunuo Mangyan, contributed to preservation and promotion of ambahan - a poetic literary form
• Masino Intaray

  Musician and Storyteller, recognized for outstanding mastery of basal, kulilal, and bagit instruments, chants epics, narratives, and myths
• Samaon Sulaiman


  Musician, most acclaimed kutyapi master and teacher, also proficient in kulintang, agong, gandingan, palendag, and tambul
• Lang Dulay


  Textile Weaver, T'boli, knows a hundred designs such as bulinglangit
• Salinta Monon


  Textile Weaver, Tagabawa Bagobo, developed keen eye for traditional designs, built solid reputation for quality and intricacy of work
• Alonzo Saclag


  Musician and Dancer, Kalinga, mission is to create and nurture greater consciousness and appreciation of Kalinga culture, revived dying craft of Kalinga gong making, lobbied for Kalinga museum
• Federico Caballero


  Epic Chanter, Sulod-Bukidnon, works for documentation of oral literature, considered a bantugan and manughusay (arbiter of conflicts)