Conart 7

• Material - consisting of matter
• Abaca - tree like herb that belongs to a banana family as it resembles a banana plant
• Abaca - widely known as manila hemp
• Bamboo - mostly used in the furniture industry because of its strength and durability
• Bamboo -   is a grass species found throughout the Philippines.
• Buri - largest palm in the Philippines
• Buri - most versatile material in the handicraft industry
• Capiz shells - translucent to alloa light to pass through but still allow privacy
• Caragumoy - is a variety of screwpine
• Caragumoy - geenish grey in color as it dries up
• Pandan Dagat - variety of screwpine that grows along seashore
• Coconut - the most utilized palm
• Coconut leaf stick - used primarily as a material for coased broom and basket
• Rattan - belongs in the palm family
• Rattan - most versatile material in craft industry
• Sea shells - are hard exoskeleton oof marine mollusk
• Sea shells - usually used in making ornaments and house decoration
• Seagrass - coarse sedge about 1 meters in height
• Seagrass - stems are distinctly triangular and the leaves are broad and long
• Abaca - Musa textiles
• Bamboo - bambusa spinosa
• Buri - corypha elata
• Caragumoy - pandanus simplex
• Pandan-Dagat - pandanus tectorius
• Coconut - cocos nucifera
• Rattan - calamus maximus
• Sea grass - Rhynchospora corymbose