ARTS AND

CRAFTS OF
LUZON
HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS
ART VOCABULARY
ART VOCABULARY
Indigenous - native to the place

Pre-historic - the period before any written

records were made

Comparisons - to look at two different objects,

artworks, creations and compare them according
to selected criteria.
ART ELEMENTS,
PRINCIPLES AND
PROCESSES
ART ELEMENTS, PRINCIPLES
& PROCESSES
1.Geometric lines - 2. Geometric shapes
different straight or – squares, triangles,
curved lines. rectangles, ovals, &
hexagons
ART ELEMENTS, PRINCIPLES &
PROCESSES
3. Repeated design 4. Alternating
– one pattern or designs – two or
motif or color more patterns, motif
repeated over a or color-alternated
space
ART ELEMENTS, PRINCIPLES &
PROCESSES
5. Graduated
designs - a motif or
pattern that is
repeated but in
graduated size from
small to big, or if is
color, from light to
dark.
ART ELEMENTS, PRINCIPLES &
PROCESSES
6. Mural making –
a big artwork which
can be done alone
or with a group,
usually meant for a
wall or wide space
FOLK ARTS FROM
ILOCOS REGION &
CORDILLERA
ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION (CAR)
ILOCOS REGION
ILOCOS REGION
• Iloco or Inabel or
Abel Fabric –
made from cotton
which undergo
binatbatan or
beating of cotton
balls using
bamboo sticks.
ILOCOS REGION
•Panagabel – oldest
Ilocano tradition that
they have inherited
from their ancestors.
The main
ingredients of this
loom are tilar, sinulid
and pasensya
(patience).
PANGASINAN
•Bolinao
Mats –
smoothly-
weaved mats
made from
buri or raffia
leaves.
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION (CAR)
BENGUET
•Tinalik Baskets
– baskets made
from rattan
where farming-
related artistic
expressions are
noticed.
KALINGA
•Kalinga Textiles –
characterized by
dominant red stripes and
motifs of geometric
patterns as well as nature
symbols interlaced with
white, yellow and black
fibers
IFUGAO
•Ikat – loincloth
weaving
characterized by
diamond stripes
of white and red
stripes.
IFUGAO
•Lingling-o or
Dinumug –
amulets used as
fertility symbols
and worn around
the neck
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
•Hanging coffins –
special burial
technique where
humid air and
atmosphere of Mt.
Province caves helped
mummify the bodies.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

•Kadangyan
Cloth – burial
cloth only used
for rich people.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
•Tattoo Art – a form
of folk art which
signifies a right of
passage from youth
to adult life or
heroism, status in the
community and
bravery.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

•Siniwsiwan – Bontoc cloth fabric

used for blanket and clothing.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
•Wanes – Bontoc
men’s G-string
•Getup or Lufid –
women’s wrap.
•Ginaspala – Belt
worn by married
women of Bontoc.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

•Bobo Basket
– used to catch
fish in the river.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

•Suklang –
everyday hat used
by men for their
matches, tobacco,
and betel nut for
chewing.
ABRA

•Binali – Ifugao
grain
container; also
called tinalik.