CPAR - MODULE 5

• Indigenouism - In general, this term refers to the movement of protecting the environment through creations of indigenous masterpieces. More than the aesthetic value, arts and crafts created from indigenous materials are supported to promote culture and tradition of the people.
• Soft and Hardwoods - most common Indigenous materials that is few of the popular woods used in art making are narra, kamagong and mahogany. These are commonly used in wood carving and furniture making.
• Abaca - a local material belongs to Banana Family. Its fiber has a natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to ivory and dark brown.
• Bakbak - a material that is the outermost covering or leaf sheath of the abaca stalk. It is a flat thick durable sheath as twine or braidd. The strong brown fiber used to make furniture.
• Bamboo - is used as raw material in creating many products. It is used in construction, textile, musical instruments, weapons, and many more.
• Buntal - is a cylindrically shaped fibers. The supple ivory white strands are quite durable, pliable, and have good defying qualities.
• Buri - is extracted from the matured leaves of the buri palm. The fiber is durable and resistant to moisture.
• Coir - is the fibrous material surrounding the  fruit of the coconut tree.
• Nito - is a plant belonging to a fern family that grows abundantly in the hinterlands of Mindanao.
• Pandan - is a tropical plant. It is processed and transformed into splints that are being used as raw material.
• Raffia - is a fiber extracted from unopened buri leaf in 3 stages. It is loom woven into fabrics or used as wall coverings, upholstery material, folding doors and window hangings.
• Rattan - belongs to the palm family. There are different types of rattan palms, such as high or climbers, single stemmed or clustered rattan species.
• Tikiw - as a large, erect and aquatic or marshy herb plant. It is found in Central Luzon to Mindanao. It abounds in fresh water swamps, and in newly opened rice land at low attitudes.
• Tikog - belongs to sea grasses. It is a native reed plant used as a raw material for mat weaving.