Tinikling

Tinikling is a traditional Philippine folk dance which originated during the Spanish colonial era.[1] The

dance involves at least two people beating, tapping, and sliding bamboo poles on the ground and
against each other in coordination with one or more dancers who step over and in between the poles
in a dance. It is traditionally danced to rondalla music, a sort of serenade played by an ensemble
of stringed instruments which originated in Spain during the Middle Ages. The locomotor movements
used in tinikling are hopping, jumping, and turning.

Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by
the Ifugao (and their sub-tribe Kalanguya) peoples of northern Luzon.
The sculptures are highly stylized representations of ancestors and are thought to gain power and
wealth from the presence of the ancestral spirit.[1] The Ifugao are particularly noted for their skill in
carving bulul.[2]
The Manunggul Jar is a secondary burial jar excavated from a Neolithic burial site in the Manunggul
cave of the Tabon Caves at Lipuun Point in Palawan, Philippines. It dates from 890–710 B.C.[2] and
the two prominent figures at the top handle of its cover represent the journey of the soul to
the afterlife.

Manunggul Jar displayed at Philippine National Museum of Anthropology

The Manunggul Jar is widely acknowledged to be one of the finest Philippine pre-colonial

artworks ever produced and is considered a masterpiece of Philippine ceramics. It is listed as
a national treasure and designated as item 64-MO-74[3] by the National Museum of the Philippines. It
is now housed at the National Museum of Anthropology and is one of the most popular exhibits
there. It is made from clay with some sand soil.
The Boxer Codex is a late sixteenth century Spanish manuscript that was produced in the
Philippines. The document contains seventy-five colored illustrations of the peoples of China, the
Philippines, Java, the Moluccas, the Ladrones, and Siam. 

ُ ‫َُْ آ‬
The Quran (/kʊrˈɑːn/, kuurr-AHN;[i] Standard Arabic: ‫الق ْر ن‬, Quranic Arabic: ‫ لق ۡر َء ُان‬, al-Qurʾān [alqur
ُ ۡ‫ٱ‬
ˈʔaːn],[ii] 'the recitation'), also romanized Qur'an or Koran,[iii] is the central religious text of Islam,
believed by Muslims to be a revelation from God.[11] It is organized in
114 chapters (pl.: ‫سور‬ suwar, sing.: ‫سورة‬ sūrah), which consist
‫آ‬ ‫آ‬
of verses (pl.: ‫ يات‬ ʾāyāt, sing.: ‫ ية‬ ʾāyah, cons.: ʾāyat). In addition to its religious significance, it is
widely regarded as the finest work in Arabic literature,[12][13][14] and has significantly influenced
the Arabic language.

Okir or okil is the term for rectilinear and curvilinear plant-based designs and folk motifs that can be
usually found among the Moro and Lumad people of the Southern Philippines, as well as parts
of Sabah. It is particularly associated with the artwork of the Maranao and Sama (Badjao) tribes,
although it can also be found to a lesser extent among the Maguindanao, Iranun, Tausug, Yakan,
and Lumad groups. The design elements vary among these ethnic groups, with the greatest
refinement being found among the Maranao.[1]
A torogan is a traditional ancestral house built by the Maranao people of Lanao, Mindanao,
Philippines for the nobility. A torogan was a symbol of high social status. Such a residence was once
a home to a sultan or datu in the Maranao community. 

Naga the Serpent (白蛇のナーガ, Sāpento no Nāga) is a fictional character in the light

novel, anime, manga, radio drama and game versions of Hajime Kanzaka's media franchise Slayers,
who was introduced in Dragon Magazine in 1990. She is also often known as Naga the White
Serpent, which is a more literal translation from Japanese (白蛇 JP, lit. "white snake"), and an early
English version by A.D. Vision had her name transliterated as "Nahga".[6] The name she is best
known by is in reality an alias of Princess Gracia Ul Naga Saillune (Japanese: グレイシア＝ウル＝
ナーガ＝セイルーン Gureishia Uru Nāga Seirūn).

The Sarimanok (Pronunciation: sá·ri·ma·nók), also known as papanok in its feminine form,[1] is a

legendary bird of the Maranao people, who originate from Mindanao, an island in the Philippines,
and part of Philippine mythology. It comes from the words sari and manok. Sari means "assorted" or
"various", while manok originally meant "bird" as evidenced by early Spanish colonial sources, but
came to mean only "chicken", which is how it is understood today (i.e. the creature is a "bird/chicken
of assorted colors").

Damián Domingo y Gabor (February 12, 1796 – July 26, 1834) was the father of Philippine
painting. Domingo established the official Philippine art academy in his residence in Tondo in 1821.[1]
[2]
Damian Domingo's contribution to the development of art as an academic discipline in the
Philippines was seminal. He took an important step toward his vision of making art more accessible
in 1821, when he established a school for artists in his residence in Tondo. It was a major leap for
the discipline in the Philippines.

Juan Luna de San Pedro y Novicio Ancheta was a Filipino painter, sculptor and a political activist of
the Philippine Revolution during the late 19th century. He became one of the first recognized
Philippine artists.

Félix Resurrección Hidalgo y Padilla (February 21, 1855 – March 13, 1913) was a Filipino artist.
He is acknowledged as one of the greatest Filipino painters of the late 19th century, and is
significant in Philippine history for having been an acquaintance and inspiration for members of
the Philippine reform movement which included José Rizal, Marcelo del Pilar, Mariano Ponce,
and Graciano López Jaena, although he neither involved himself directly in that movement, nor later
associate himself with the First Philippine Republic under Emilio Aguinaldo.