CULMINATING ACTIVITY • Hinabol of Bukidnon

- Made by Higaonon of Bukidnon

RECALL TO CONTEMPORARY PHILIPPINE ARTS - Reflection of their feelings and moods
FROM THE REGIONS (WEAVING) (happiness and hope)

I. What is Weaving?
- Traditional art form that is practiced around
different regions (Ilocos and Ifugao)
- Involves threads cut, measured, and
mounted on a wooden platform
- Very slow process as it usually takes months
before a final garment or fabric is produced
- Process: (1) Harvest Crops, (2) Knotting, and
(3) Tying each fiber
A. Weaving in the Philippines
• Pinya leaves of Kalibo, Aklan • Geometric Weaves of Zamboanga
- Considered as Queen of Philippine Fabrics - Made by the Yakan People, an indigenous
- Oldest and primary manufacturer of Pinya Muslim group in the island of Basilan
- Very durable kind of textile - Made from abaca, pinya, and bamboo
fibers
- Inspired by nature
- Semmek: Cultural dress

• T’nalak of Lake Sebu

- Traditionally made by women royal blood
- Made by T’Boli people in Mindanao
- Characteristics: (1) Tri-color scheme (red,
black, and white), (2) Made of Abaca, (3)
Patterns are based on dreams brought by
Fu-Dalu (Spirit of Abaca)
• Tapis of the Kalinga Tribe
- Rectangular cloth that is worn as a
wraparound skirt by Kalinga women
- Patterns drawn from nature
- Tapis reflects the beautifully rugged
mountain terrain of the Kalinga natural
environment
- Accessorized with shells and mother-of-pearl
platelets
- Symbolizes wealth and prestige

• Tingkop Baskets of Palawan

- Made from soft woven strips of buldong,
binsag and busnig (varieties of bamboos)
- Held together by rattan
II. Who are the GAMABA Awardees for Weaving?
A. Lang Dulay
- Textile Weaver from T’boli people of Lake
Sebu, South Cotabato
- Became a GAMABA Awardee in 1998
- Uses Abaca fibers for her woven product
- Products are images from distant past of
T’boli such as crocodiles, butterflies, flowers,
mountains, and streams
D. Haja Amina Appi
- Mat Weaver from Sama people in
Tandubas, Tawi-tawi
- Became a GAMABA Awardee in 2004
- recognized as the master mat weaver
among the Sama indigenous community of
Ungos Matata
- Colorful mats with their complex geometric
patterns
- Exhibit her precise sense of design, proportion
and symmetry and sensitivity to color
- Usually uses Pandan Leaves as a material
and Applied Mathematics for design
- Respected throughout her community for her
unique designs, the straightness of her
edging (tabig) and the fineness of her sasa
and kima-kima

B. Salinta Monon
- Textile Weaver from Tagabawa Bagobo of
Bansalan, Davao Del Sur
- Became a GAMABA Awardee in 1998
- Her favorite to weave is the binuwaya
(crocodile)
- Built a solid reputation in weaving because
she takes three to four months to finish a
fabric 3.5 m x 42 cm in length, or one abaca
tube skirt per month
E. Magdalena Gamayo
- Textile Weaver of Ilocanos from Pinili, Ilocos
Norte
- Became a GAMABA Awardee in 2012
- Used to spin her own cotton and brushed it
with beeswax to make it stronger
- Taught herself the traditional pattern Such as
binakol, inuritan (geometric design), kusikos
(spiral forms like oranges), and sinansabong
(flowers)

C. Darhata Sawabi
- Textile Weaver from Tausug people in
Parang Sulu
- Became a GAMABA Awardee in 2004
- Hand-woven square measuring 39x40
inches, which takes her some three months
to weave, brings her about P2,000
- Usually she made woven products such as
Head pieces, Attire, bags, and other
accessories