CONTEMPORARY

PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM THE

REGIONS
(Core Subject)
MA. KATRINA CAMELLE LL. MAYOR
katrinamayor06@gmail.com
Subject Teacher
PRE-CONQUEST
PERIOD
PRE-CONQUEST PERIOD
• The art before the coming of the colonizers
• In stylistic terms, it is referred as “indigenous”
CHARATERISTICS OF PRE-
CONQUEST ARTS:
Everyday expressions
Creative forms such as pottery, weaving,
carving, metalwork, and jewelry
Hunter gatherers
A. RITUALS – are the earliest
forms of theater
• MAYVANUVANUA – Batanes
• CANÑ AO/KANYAW – Cordillera Autonomous Region
- involves animal sacrifice that is performed either
for healing to announce the birth of a child, or a
coming of age, during wakes, weddings and burial
ceremonies
• KASHAWING – Lake Lanao in Mindanao
– ensures the abundance during rice planting and
harvesting.
• TAGBANWA – Palawan
– believes that every thirteen moon, three goddesses
descend from heaven to bless the planting of rice
B. ETHNICAL MUSICAL
INSTRUMENTS
• PIPES
• FLUTES
• ZITHERS
• DRUMS
• STRING INSTRUMENTS
• KUDYAPI – a three stringed guitar
• KULINTANG – an array of bossed gongs
• GANSA – flat gong
• AGONG – a large bossed gong
C. NATIVE DANCES – imitated movements of
animals, humans, and elements from nature

• PANGALAY – Sulu Archipelago

– imitates the movements of seabirds.
• KINABUA imitates the movements of predatory
• BANOG-BANOGpredatory birds
• MAN-MANOK
• TALIP – is used in courtship an is mimetic of the movements of
the wild fowls.

• INAMONG represents the comedic movements of monkeys

• KADALIWAS

• TINIKLING – is evocative of the movements of crane, balancing

itself on still-like legs or flirting away from the clutches of
bamboo traps
D. CARVINGS
• BULUL – regarded as a granary god that plays an
important role in rituals.
• HAGABI – a wooden bench that marks the socioeconomic
status of the owner.
• SANTOS – Christianized communities in Laguna and Pampanga
• OKIR/UKKIL – curvilinear decorations employed in wood carving
• SARIMANOK mythical designs painted in primary
• NAGA/SERPENT colors
• PAKO RABONG/FERN
E. POTTERY
• MANUNGGUL JAR – discovered at Manunggul Cave at
Lipuun Point Palawan
– a secondary burial vessel, where
buried and exhaumed bones are place
• PALAYOK – for cooking
• BANGA & TAPAYAN – for fermenting food or keeping liquids
• PAGBUBURNAY – part of creative industry
F. WEAVING
• PIS SIYABIT – a headpiece woven by the Tausug of Sulu
• MALONG
• TEPO MAT – made of pandan leaves, an example of a
mundane of everyday object with high artistic value
• NITO – oval shape baskets used as a head sling to carry harvests
• BUBO – woven sturdy bamboo strips to create fish traps
G. ORNAMENTATION
• BOXER CODEX – illustrated manuscript that features
representations of various ethnolinguistic groups
1. Upper Class Tagalog – was portrayed wearing gold jewelry
2. Visayans – are shown fully covered in tattoos
• JEWELRY – wore to be more attractive to opposite sex in as much as
it is considered pleasing to the gods.
H. METALWORK
• LOTOAN or BETEL NUT BOXES – made of brass or bronze
produced chiefly by the Maranao pf Lanao Del Sur
l – made through metal casting called lost
wax or cire perdue
ACTIVITY:
1. The class will be divided into six groups through count off.
2. Each group will choose one native dance.
3. Each group will perform the native dance using a
contemporary music in 3-4mins.
4. The steps, props, and costumes should still be adopted from
the native dance but STRICTLY no purchasing of materials.
The group should use recyclable materials for their props
and costumes.