GEH REPORT TRADITIONAL ARTS IN THE PHILIPPINES

Concept: there was a festival being held in Malita, and people

are doing an exhibition booth for every traditional art in the
Philippines. There are two tourist that searching for what to do
for her project, so she went to every booth in the festival.
Tourists: Twain and Gwen

Narration: Traditional arts in the Philippines include folk

architecture, maritime transport, weaving, carving, folk
performing arts, folk (oral) literature, folk graphic and plastic arts,
ornaments, textile or fiber art, and pottery.

Welcome to Folk architecture.

Cresa: Folk architecture in the Philippines varies by ethnic group,
and structures are made of bamboo, wood, rock, coral, rattan,
grass, and other materials. They include the hut-style bahay
kubo, highland houses (known as bale) with four to eight sides
Mariel: here is an example of folk architecture [gipakita ang
examples]

Hello there, this booth is all about Maritime transport.

Normelita: Maritime transport includes boat houses, boat-
making, and maritime traditions. These structures, traditionally
made of wood chosen by elders and crafters, connected the
islands. the Butuan boats identified as large balangays.
Daralyn: In addition to the balangay, indigenous boats include
the two-masted double-outrigger fishing armadahan. Here is an
example of maritime transport in the Philippines [shows example]

Let me introduce to you what is Weaving.

Aliana: Weaving is an ancient art form, and each ethnic group
has a distinct weaving technique. The weaving arts include basket
weaving, back-strap loom weaving, headgear weaving, and
fishnet weaving. There three types of weaving arts in the
Philippines. Cloth and mat weaving, Basketry weaving, and Relics.
Cloth and mat weaving are made with a back strap loom.
Fibers such as cotton, abaca, banana fiber, grass, and palm are
used in Filipino weaving [shows example]
Basketry has intricate designs, styles and forms for specific
purposes, such as harvesting, rice storage, traveling, and sword
storage. [shows example]
Relics The Philippines has Buddhist artifacts with Vajrayāna
influence. They were produced from the Agusan-Surigao area on
Mindanao to Cebu, Palawan, and Luzon. [shows example]

Please have a look on these Carvings.

Twain: Carving includes on woodcarving and the creation of folk
non-clay sculptures. There are different types of carving in the
Philippines, those are Woodcarving, Stone, ivory, and other
carvings.
Woodcarving, Indigenous woodcarving by some ethnic groups
dates to before the Hispanic arrival. Religious Hispanic
woodcarvings were introduced with Christianity, and are a fusion
of indigenous and Hispanic styles. Here is an example [shows
example]
Stone carving, Stone carving predates Western colonization.
Carvings may represent an ancestor or a deity who helps the
spirit of a loved one enter the afterlife. [shows example]
Ivory carving has been practiced in the Philippines for a
millennium; its oldest known ivory artifact is the Butuan Ivory
Seal, dated to the ninth to 12th centuries. Ivory religious carvings
(locally known as garing) became widespread after ivory was
imported to the Philippines from Asia.

Welcome to Folk performing arts booth.

Angel: Folk dances, plays, and dramas are performed. Folk
performing arts include the banga, manmanok, ragragsakan,
tarektek, uyaoy (or uyauy), pangalay, asik, singkil, sagayan, kapa
malong malong, binaylan, sugod uno, dugso, kinugsik kugsik,
siring, pagdiwata, maglalatik, tinikling, subli, cariñosa, kuratsa,
and pandanggo sa ilaw. Here is some example of folk dances in
the Philippines [shows example]

Welcome to Folk (oral) literature.

Janna: Folk (oral) literature includes the epics, songs, myths, and
other oral literature of Filipino ethnic groups. The country's poetry
is rich in metaphors. An examples of these are the Tanaga poetry
which has a 7777 syllable count, Awit poetry which has 12-
syllable quatrains, Another awit is the 1838 Florante at Laura,
another one is Ambahan poetry which consists of seven-syllable
lines with rhythmic end syllables and many other literature that
originated in the Philippines. [shows pictures in every example]

Please have a look on Folk graphic and plastic arts.

Joemar and Lindon: These are tattooing, folk writing, and folk
drawing and painting.
Folk writing (calligraphy)
Joemar: The Philippines has a number of indigenous scripts
collectively known as suyat, each of which has its own calligraphy.
Artists and cultural experts have also revived extinct suyat scripts,
including the Visayan badlit script, the iniskaya script of the
Eskaya people, the baybayin script of the Tagalog people, the
sambali script of the Sambal people, the basahan script of the
Bicolano people, the sulat pangasinan script of the Pangasinense
people, and the kur-itan (or kurdita) script of the Ilocano people.
[shows example of every script mentioned]
Folk drawing and painting
Lindon: Folk drawing has been known for thousands of years.
The oldest folk drawings are rock drawings and engravings which
include the Angono Petroglyphs in Rizal, created during the
Neolithic. Tattooing was introduced by the Austronesian peoples
thousands of years ago, and it developed into cultural symbols in
a number of ethnic groups. The best-known tattooed people may
have been the Igorot people of highland Luzon. [shows example]

Welcome to Ornaments booth.

Gwen and Shaika: Ornamental art includes glass art,
accessories and metal crafts.
Gwen: Glass art is found in places such as Pinagbayanan.
Stained glass has been a feature of many churches since Spanish
colonization. European craftspeople initially produced stained
glass, with Filipinos beginning to join the craft during the 20th
century. [shows example]
Hats, masks, and related arts The gourd-based tabungaw of
Abra and Ilocos Region is an example of hat-making. [shows
example]
Mask-making is an indigenous and imported tradition some
communities made masks before colonization. These masks are
primarily worn during the Moriones and MassKara Festivals.
[shows example]
Shaika: Puppet-making is a related art whose products are
used in plays and festivals such as the Higantes Festival. [shows
example]
Accessories are generally worn with clothing, and some are
accessories for houses, altars, and other objects. Of the
Philippines' over 100 ethnic groups, the most accessorized may be
the Kalinga people. [shows example]
Metal ornaments crafts are metal-based products used to
beautify something else, metal or non-metal, and those made by
the Maranao in Tugaya are valued. Metal crafts by the Moro
people decorate a variety of objects, and are inscribed with the
okir motif. [shows example]
Pottery
Ferlyn: Pottery (ceramics, clay, and folk clay sculpture) has been
part of Filipino culture for about 3,500 years. Notable folk clay art
includes The Triumph of Science over Death (1890) and Mother's
Revenge (1894), and popular pottery includes the tapayan and
palayok. Pottery-making has received recent media attention.
[shows example]

Tourist 1: wow there are so many traditional arts in the

Philippines!
Tourist 2: i know right? Its hard to pick one for my project.
Tourist 1: lets head home for now to think about it.
Tourist 2: I think you’re right, lets go home for today.