Handicraft

• Handicraft


  An important industry which has a great contribution to the Philippine
• Handicraft


  • Its value both as a product and a skill has been recognized time and again
  • It has been integrated in the Philippine educational system because of its relationship to arts
  • It is recognized as an important means for aesthetic, intellectual, and moral education
  • It helps students develop self-realization through self-confidence, creative self-expression and communication of one's ideas to others
  • It helps students learn to respect and value the artistic expression of others within the context of values prevailing in the community
• Examples of handicraft preserving culture


  • Tacloban's name was said to have been derived from bamboo baskets known as "taklub" or cover
  • In Davao, a similar basket was also used by the Bogobo tribe
• • Acquisition of knowledge and skills in handicraft is something that you must be proud of
  • You will get financial reward by doing something for the end users and lovers of the crafted products
  • You help spread the Filipino culture
• Examples of ancient Filipino handicraft


  • 29 earthenware secondary burial pots called the Maitum jars, named after Ayub Cave in Maitum, Sarangani Province
  • Tabon Cave, Palawan - a work of a master potter, the structural design of which features a lid with boat where two human figures are seated thought to represent souls to a voyage to the after- life
• Prominent handicrafts known


  • Sculpture
  • Woodcarving
  • Metal craft
  • Embroidery
  • Weaving
• • The Philippines was known for embroidery such as Calado, which was applied to clothes and undergarments
  • The Banton cloth in Banton, Romblon, woven from red, black, and white abaca threads is also known as the oldest relic estimated to be 400 years old during the time of Spanish occupation
• • The introduction of handiwork or skills in the primary curriculum paved the way to the growth of handicraft in the country during the American occupation
  • Carpentry was taught for boys while the embroidery such as Calado was for the girls
  • Such development gave the local designs and indigenous handicraft to flourish and export of these products was made possible
• The existing free trade agreement with the United States has given way for the export of Marikina shoes, buntal and Baliwag hats, and other embroidered products
• • With the advent of technology, handicrafts from the different regions or provinces in the country have been developed through time
  • The products of each region were not only known in the Philippines but also abroad
  • With advanced technology, enabling mechanized equipment to facilitate some processes of production, efforts were made to characterize and define handicraft products to differentiate them from machine-made ones
• It is during this time that entrepreneurs saw the rising demand for handicraft products
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