HANDICRAFTS FINAL NA JUD

• Intended Learning Outcomes


  • Explain the contribution of handicraft industries to the country's culture and economy
  • Demonstrate awareness on the history of handicrafts in the Philippines
  • Identify examples of handicraft from selected regions of the country
  • Define terms and concept in handicraft
  • Identify basic handicraft elements
  • Identify the basic principles in handicraft in the theory and practice
• Philippine economy. Its value both as a product and a skill has been recognized time and again. This has been integrated in the Philippine educational system because of its relationship to arts.
• According to UNESCO and International Bureau of Education, the skill and understanding required by studying art encourage the appreciation of nature, life, production, and art. Moreover, handicraft is also recognized as an important means for aesthetic, intellectual, and moral education.
• Taking handicraft as part of the curriculum Would help students develop self-realization through self-confidence, creative self-expression and communication of one's ideas to others. Students would also learn to respect and value the artistic expression of others within the context of values prevailing in the community.
• Cultural Importance


  The culture and tradition of our country have also been preserved through the love of handicraft. History gives concrete evidence of our rich traditional art, skills and talents as well as the Filipino way of life.
• Examples of cultural importance of handicraft

  • Tacloban's name was said to have been derived from bamboo baskets known as "taklub or cover. This "taklub" was created for fishermen to catch fish, crabs or shrimps in shallow areas by hovering a fish and covering it quickly to make a catch.
  • In Davao, a similar basket was also used by the Bagobo tribe (Cole, 1913).
• At present, craftsmen and majority of the Filipinos have developed the love for handicraft products by showcasing them not only in museums but by also using them in their everyday life.
• Economic Importance


  Handicraft is a great contributor to the economic development of the Philippines through job creation and employment. Even with low capital investments, handicraft products are now part of the international market which bring additional income to the country.
• Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and handicraft entrepreneurs operating the cottage industries are supported through the financial programs and trade fairs coordinated by the Department of Trade and Industry. The Philippine Chamber of Handicraft Industries has been organized by the entrepreneurs themselves to help in the promotion of the handicraft industry of the country.
• 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 users and lovers of the crafted products. Above all, you help spread the Filipino culture.
• Handicraft in the Philippines: A Brief History


  Handicraft in the Philippines is almost 5000 years old. In the Philippines, some evidence of early Filipinos craftsmanship have been discovered in caves and in the burial places of ancient Philippine tribes before the Spanish Colonial period.
• Examples of early Filipino handicrafts

  • The 29 earthenware secondary burial pots called the Maitum jars, named after Ayub Cave in Maitum, Saranggani Province where these jars were found. The jars have head-shaped covers which depict varied facial expressions.
  • A work of a master potter found in Tabon Cave, Palawan, featuring a lid with boat where two human figures are seated thought to represent souls to a voyage after life.
• Although there is limited literature about handicrafts during the early period, pottery is not the only handicraft that has been documented. Furniture carvings and ornaments also share in the history of handicrafts.
• Handicraft flourished especially as religious items during the Spanish colonial period. The more prominent handicrafts known were the sculpture woodcarving, metal craft, embroidery, and weaving.
• Examples of handicrafts during Spanish colonial period

  • Calado embroidery, which was applied to clothes and undergarments
  • Banton cloth in Banton, Romblon, woven from red, black, and white abaca threads
• 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. The teaching of handicraft was taught differentiated by gender.
• 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.
• Indigenous Philippine Arts and Crafts


  Weaving is the most precious traditional livelihood that originated in the pre-colonial times and is still kept until today.
• Examples of indigenous Philippine weaving

  • The art of weaving of the Cordillera tribal groups in the north part of the country using backstrap loom to produce blankets and articles of clothing
  • Pinya cloth produced in looms in the entire province of Antique, made from the fibers obtained from the leaves of pineapple plants
  • Abaca fiber produced from the abaca plant, used to make Barong Tagalog, bags, carpets, and clothing
• Handicrafts from Selected Regions


  Almost every region in the Philippines has its own "specialty" products or unique process.
• Examples of handicrafts from selected regions

  • Loom Weaving from Cordillera Administrative Region: Pinilian, Binakol, Tiniri
  • Calado embroidery from Lumban, Laguna and Taal, Batangas
  • Marble Craft from Romblon
• Marble is perhaps the most difficult material to handle as an inorganic material for handicraft. This is mined from the ground deposits and preparation of this is really a tedious process. Transporting the material needs a heavy equipment to facilitate the process.
• Marble


  • It is the most difficult material to handle as an inorganic material for handicraft
  • It is mined from the ground deposits and preparation of this is really a tedious process
  • Transporting the material needs a heavy equipment to facilitate the process
• Marble crafts


  They preserve the integrity of the designs of the carvers and sculpture
• Marble crafts

  • They are valued and evaluated primarily on the quality of material such as the color of the marble and the swirling effect (marbling) of colors
• Handicraft


  A product, process and a skill
• Handicraft as a product

  An object of "aesthetic production" that is created by hand or by using only simple tools to serve a purpose or possess a value
• Handicraft as a process


  Techniques such as weaving, to create an item by hand
• Handicraft as a skill


  The mode of expression as well as motor skills, particularly on the dexterity and facility of the hands
• Three basic elements of Handicraft

  • Design
  • Material
  • Technique

  
• Design


  An idea or an arrangement scheme that is shown or exhibited into a configuration, drawing, model, mold, pattern, plan or specification to work out the form of an object
• Material


  The most important element of handicraft which is used as input to a production process for subsequent transformation into the finished product. This could either be natural, modified or in its semi-processed state.

  
• Technique


  The method and process on how the material is to be handled. The tools and equipment to be used will determine the technique to be applied in the production stage.
• Types of Philippine Handicraft Industry

  • Rattan Craft
  • Bamboo Craft
  • Leather Craft
  • Coconut Shell Craft
  • Basket Weaving
  • Weaving
  • Tatting
  • Macrame
  • Crochet
• Handicraft always serves a purpose or a need
• Knowledge of handicraft always requires the understanding of its essentials or basic elements which are materials, techniques and design (product)
• Economy of materials and techniques must be practiced. The quality of the product is affected if this principle is violated
• Handicraft activity requires attention in mind. A conducive workplace free from distraction is necessary for a craftsman when working on a project
• Handicraft should be learned from simple to complex