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Indigenous
Art
Materials
- These are the materials that can be found within the place or locality
Local Art Materials - these are a
mix
of
indigenous
art
materials
and
introduced
art
materials
Kinds of Local Art Materials
Abaca
Junk
Bamboo
Coconut Shells
Capiz /
kapiz shells
Rattan
Cowrie Shells
Dried Leaves
Plant Seeds
Rock and Sand
Abaca - also called
manila hemp
Abaca - Scientifically called
Musa textilis
Abaca
- extracted from the sheath around the trunk of the abaca. it is
related
to
a
banana
plant.
Abaca
- can be made into many local materials, like in textile weaving, cloth making like barong, however, it is mostly used as
material
for
rope
Abaca - can be found in different plantations specifically in
Bicol Regions
, and different regions in
Mindanao
Coconut Shells - can be also called a
bao
Coconut Shells
- are used for wood carving, improvised cooking utensils and myriads of other uses
Laminated Coconut Shells
are considered as the same quality and appearance of
turquoise
,
shells
and
ivory
Coconut shells
- can be scientifically called
cocos nucifera
and can be found
anywhere
in
the
country.
coconut shells - can be planted anywhere and the
shells
are the byproduct of coconut fruit process
Bamboo
- known as
kawayan in tagalog
bammbooo
- is mistakenly identified as a
tree
, but it is actually a kind of
grass
Bamboo - is scientifically known as
bambusoideae
Bamboo - is the part of the grass subfamily called
poaceae
Bamboo - the most important part of a bamboo, is its
stem
because it has many uses and the most prominent use in creating an art
Capiz - other term for capiz is kapis
shells
Capiz - came from the
windowpane
oyster
Windowpane
oyster - a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of
Placunidae
Capiz
- are abundant in the Philippines and can be found on coastal waters
Capiz
- cleaned and processed shells are made into various artistic applications such as
window curtains
,
windows
,
lanterns
, and
walling
Rattan - is a renewable local material and
palm
Rattan
- a tall slender palm that is used to make furnitures
Rattan - came from the subfamily of
calamoideae
of
climbing
palms.
Rattan - is widely used and made as a
furniture,
handicrafts
, and
building
materials
Rattan - these are
palms
that are grown in plantations in both
Western
Visayas
and
Mindanao
Cowrie shells - in
cowrie
shells, cowrie means
small
Cowrie shells - known as small or
sigay
cowrie shells - scientifically called
cypraea
chinensi
Cowrie Shells - measures about
2
centimeters
each and are often made into
jewelry
and a
shell
craft
work
cowrie shells
- are popular for their vibrant color and are found on sandy seafloor around the Philippine island
Junk
- these materials are
old
or discarded objects that cannot be used again and are also considered useless or
have little value.
Junk -can be found inside at home or thrown in the garbage bag is usually made up of
plastics
,
wood
, and
metal
Dried leaves
are leaves that already fall off a tree or a plant
Dried leaves - the fallen off leaves ranges from the color
pale
yellow
to
dark brown
Palm
,
pandanus
, or
sea grass leaves
are considered and created as artistic mats or banig
Plant seeds - can be acquired from
farms
and
rural
areas
Plants seeds can be also bought commerically su
ch as
corns
,
mung
beans
,
sorghum
,
sunflower
seeds
, and so on
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