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Filipino Textile weaver
She was one of the recipients of
the National Living treasures
award in 1998
Known for her “Bagobo-tagabawa
textiles”
She’s the last bagobo weaver
BornDecember 20, 1920 in Davao
del sur and watched her mother
weave “ikat” a traditional abaca.
At age 12, she learned how to
weave.
Died on June 4, 2009