The Design, Form and Spirit of Artifacts and

Art Objects from MIMAROPA and the Visayas

Most Essential Learning Competencies (MELC)

1. Incorporates the design, form and spirit of artifacts and art objects from MIMAROPA and the Visayas.
(A7PL-IIh-3)

Owned by
Name: _________________________________________________ Section: _______________________

THINGS – TO – DO

1. Read all the discussions pertaining to Arts and Crafts in

MIMAROPA and Visayas.
2. Answer Activity 1 directly on this module (no need to put the
answer in a separate sheet of paper).
3. Answer Activity 2 directly on this module (no need to put the
answer in a separate sheet of paper).
4. Answer Assesment directly on this module (no need to put the
answer in a separate sheet of paper).
5. Use the answer key on the last page of this module to check TOTAL SCORE
your answer and put your total score on the green badge.
6. Do not forget to write your name as the owner of this module.
INTRODUCTION

The Island provinces of Marinduque, Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, and Romblon
are known for fine baskets. For example, the Iraya Mangyan in Mindoro is showing love of
making basket with complicated patterns and designs for men, animals, trees, and other
objects. In Marinduque, mat weaving from buri or raffia plant is the popular craft. The men
of Palawan are skillful wood carvers while women are expert weavers. Tingcop is a cone-
shape colander harvest basket made of blackened and natural bamboo.
Visayas Group of Islands
Abaca is a leaf fiber composed of long slim cells that form
part of the leaf's supporting structure. Abaca is obtained
from the leaf sheaths (the lower part of a leaf) which
surround the plant's trunk.
ACTIVITY 1

Directions: Match the pictures in column A with the descriptions in column B and identify the
provinces or artifacts and art objects from MIMAROPA and Visayas group of islands. Write
the letter of your answer in the space provided before each number.

Column A Column B
____1. Raw materials like nito and thick a.
dried forest vines are tied in a
circular motion that result to a
unique pattern which can only be
seen in their tribe.

____2. This palm leaves can be up to five b.

meters long that grow in their areas.

____3. Romblon is not only known on its c.

fine marble products but also for
the beautifully woven mats and
bags made out of romblon plants.
____4. It is a type of Palawan traditional d.
basket
made by the Palawan tribe. These
baskets are occasionally made of
blackened and natural bamboo,
which make the designs stand out.
____5. Sinamay weaving is a world class e.
Industry. It is made from abaca
twine and indigenous plants similar
to banana.

ACTIVITY 2

Directions: Complete the following statements by filling the missing words below. Write your
answer directly to the space provided.

1. The group of people living in the Southern parts of Mindoro is called

_____________________.
2. In Marinduque people, weaving is a skill that has been passed on through the years
because of the abundance of the ____________( buri palm) and raffia that grow in
their areas.
3. In Palawan, the women and even the children are skillful and expert weavers.
_________________ is a cone-shape colander harvest basket made of blackened and
natural bamboo.
4. Piña weaving process are scraped with a broken china plate and beat by hand to reveal
the first set of fiber called ___________________.
5. _____________ is a grassy plant with triangular stem that grows in aquatic or grassy
areas.
ASSESSMENT
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Directly encircle the letter of the correct answer.

1. Which group of people is living in the Southern part of Mindoro?

A.Hiraya B.Tadyawan C.Ratagnon D. Hanunu-o Mangyan
2. Which leaves of a plant that is used in weaving of the Marinduquenos?
A. Abaca B. Buli C. Piña D. Nito
3. What province is known not only its fine marble products but also for the beautifully woven mats
and bags made out of romblon plants.
A. Romblon B. Mariduque C. Mindoro D. Palawan
4. What type of Palawan traditional basket made by the Palawan tribe which is made of blackened
and natural bamboo?
A.Nito basket B. Romblon C. Ratan D. Tingkop
5. What is a leaf fiber, composed of long thin cells that form part of the leaf's supporting structure and
it is obtained from the leaf sheaths (the lower part of a leaf) which surround the plant's trunk?
A. Abaca B. Rattan C. Coconut leaf D. Pandan
6. What type of cloth worn by woman as skirt and is usually paired with a kimona?
A. Oxford B. Piña C. Patadyong D.Satin
7. What type of weaving is made from tikog that grows in swampy areas?
A. Banig B. Hablon weaving C. Piña weaving D. Sinamay
8. What plant used in weaving is a naturally renewable palm that grows in the tropical regions of
Africa?
A. Abaca B. Nito C.Rattan D. Romblon
9. What leaf of a plant that grows abundantly in Mindanao Southern Philippines?
A. Coconut leaf B. Palm leaf C. Romblon leaf D. NONE of the above
10. Which plant is NOT a materials used in weaving?
A. Coconut B. Abaca C. Cactus D. Nito
 1.d
2.b
3.a
4.c
5.d
6.c
7.a
8.c
9.b
10.c
Assessment
1.Hanunuo-Mangyan
2.Buli
3. Tingcop
4. Bastos,
5. Tikog
Activity 2
1. e
2. d
3. c
4. b
5. a
Activity 1
Answer Key: