Under the Self

• It is a special honor given to exemplary Filipinos who have lived a life in the promotion of indigenous and folk art in the country.

  It recognizes Filipino traditional artists.

  National Living Treasures Award or Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan
• is a traditional Filipino artist with a significant body of work, and is crucial in the transfer of artistic tradition.


  A Manlilikha ng Bayan
• Public Concern


  Modernization & Globalization threaten the cultural and artistic heritage of Philippine indigenous communities.
• Members of the Philippine tribal and indigenous communities move to the city to seek better economic opportunities.
• This law institutionalized the Living Treasure Award / Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan. 

  Enactment of the R.A. 7355 in the year 1992
• which is considered as the highest policy-making body for the culture and the arts of the state.

  NCCA (National Commission for Culture and the Arts)
• The first bestowal of the award is in 1993 to three exceptional folk artists in literature and music.
• NCCA conducts the search for

  • Finest traditional artist of the land
  • A traditional artist who adopts a program
  • To undertake measures in promoting a genuine appreciation
• NCCA cited, “as Filipinos, they bring age-old customs, crafts and ways of living to the attention and appreciation of Filipino Life.
• Field of Arts

  • Folk
  • Epic
  • Literature
  • Music
  • Textile and Mat weaving
  • Music
  • Metalwork
  • Casque Production
• 1. He/she is an inhabitant of an indigenous/traditional cultural community anywhere in the Philippines.
  2. He/she must have engaged in a folk art tradition
  3. He/she must have consistently performed/produced
  4. He/she must posses a mastery of tools and materials
  5. He/she must have passed on or will pass on to other members of the community their skills in the folk art
• It is one of the common cultural aspect among cultural communities nationwide which is characterized by poetic verses that are either sung or chanted.

  Oral Tradition
• It is a poetic literary form composed of seven-syllable lines used to convey messages through metaphors and images.


  Ambahan
• A member of Hanunoo Mangyan from Mansalay, Mindoro who grew up in such a cultural environment.


  He is an expert or a master in the wisdom of the AMBAHAN POETRY.

  
  

  Ginaw shares old and new ambahans with his fellow Mangyans and promotes this poetic form in every occasion.

  Ginaw Bilog
• Filipinos are grateful to Hanunuo Mangyan for having preserved a distinctive heritage from our ancient civilization – SURAT MANGYAN & AMBAHAN.
• Living in the highlands of Southern Palawan are the Palawan people, together with the BATAK and TAGBANWA, are the major indigenous cultural communities in Palawan.
• Two of the most important rituals among Palaweños are TAMBILAW and TINAPAY.

  The basic social ethic among them is ONE SHARING.
• is a collective cooking and sharing of rice which is a ritual offering to the Lord of Rice – AMPO’T PARAY.


  Tambilaw
• is the rice wine-drinking ceremony.

  Tinapay
• The basal enlivens the ceremony held in a kolon banwa.

  • GIMBAL
  • SANANGS
  • AGUNGS
• The basal non-musical instrumental element is the

  In this music, no one instrument predominates

  TARAK
• It is a percussion dance wherein it is done through Young women’s rapid stamping rhythm of their foot as they move back and forth on the bamboo slatted floor of the kolon banwa, carrying taro leaves on both hands at their sides.

  TARAK
• is a highly lyrical poem expressing passionate love sang with the accompaniment of the kusyapi (two-stringed lute) and pagang (bamboo zither).


  KULILAL
• is strictly instrumental music depicting the rhythms, movements and sounds of nature, birds, monkeys, snakes, chirping of insects, rustling of leaves, the elements and the likes.

  BAGIT
• An outstanding master of the basal, kulilal and bagit traditions. He was born near the head of the river in Makagwa valley on the foothill of Mantalingayan mountain.

  MASINO INTARAY
• He also plays the ARODING (mouth harp) and BABARAK (ring flute) and above all is a prolific and pre-eminent epic chanter and story teller.


  MASINO INTARAY
• The Maguindanaon, who are among the largest of Filipino Islamic groups, are concentrated in the towns of Dinaig, Datu Piang, Maganoy, and Buluan in Maguindanao Province.

  • WEAVING
  • OKIR DESIGNS
  • JEWELRY
  • BRASSWARE
  • METALWORK
• BACKGROUND OF HIS ORIGIN – SAMAON SULAIMAN

  • WEAVING
  • OKIR DESIGNS
  • BRASSWARE
  • METALWORK
• Weaving

  – is the textile art in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads – CALLED THE WARP & WEFT

  – are interlaced with each other at right angles to form fabric or cloth.
• Okir design – term for rectiliniear/curvilinear plant-based designs and folk motifs that is common among Moro.
• “ART OF SCULPTING & CARVING”

  Brassware – it is usually used in making instruments like KULINTANG, GONG and even elaborate designs at home like JAR.

  (Zinc and Copper)

  Metalwork – the art of crafting objects from metal.
• The KUTYAPI is a favorite solo instrument among both Muslim and Non-Muslim Filipinos, and is also played in combination with other instruments.

  
  

  Kutyapi – two-stringed plucked lute. (FRETTED)

  -it exists in a great variety of designs, shapes, sizes and even in names.
• Kotapi (Subanon),

  Fegereng (Tiruray)

  Faglong (B’laan)

  Hegelong (T’boli)

  Kuglong / Kudlong (Manobo).
• The Maguindanao Kutyapi is one of the most technically demanding and difficult to master among Filipino traditional instruments.

  
  

  it is the KUTYAPI that captivates with its intimate, meditative and mystical charm/sound
• KULINTANG - Is the most popular among Maguindanaon

  • refers to the gong and drum ensemble indigenous to Mindanao Island
• It is a gong-chime collection of instruments important to the musical culture of the Maguindanao People.

  KULINTANG
• KULINTANG MUSIC is used for celebratory occasions such as festivals, weddings, engagement parties, and baptisms.
• • He achieved the highest level of excellence in the art of kutyapi playing.
  • He is good in the field of music particularly the Maguindanao Kutyapi.
  • He learned the art of making the traditional hat called kattukong or tabungaw at the age of 15 from his grandfather.
  • He learn how to play from his uncle at the age of 13. At the age of 35 he become the most acclaimed kutyapi master and teacher in Libutan and other Barangays of Maganoy town.
  • He was a popular barber in his community and serve as an imam in the Libutan Mosque.

  SAMAON SULAIMAN
• Aside from kutyapi, he is also proficient in kulintang, agong, gandingan, palendag, and tambul.

  Gandingan (bossed gong with narrow rim)

  Palendag (lip-valley flute)


  SAMAON SULAIMAN