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What is it?:
Torogan is a traditional house built by the Maranao people of
Lanao, Mindanao.
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 Maranao
• Term used by the Philippine government to
refer to the southern tribe who are the
"people of the lake“, a predominantly-
Muslim region of the Philippine island of
Mindanao.
• They are known for their artwork, weaving,
wood, plastic and metal crafts etc.
• Ma “to be” and ranao “a body of water”
equal to maranao meaning Lake Dweller.
• Language: Austronesian language (script
is called Batang Arab); written literary
texts are called Kirim
 Types of Maranao Houses:
Three types….

Lawig House Mala-a-walai Torogan

 Torogan
 Ancestral house of the
upper class Maranao
 Dwelling place of the
Datu with his wives
and children
 There could not be any
house larger than
torogan of the Datu
within the sultanate,
for this signifies rank,
prestige and wealth
 • Legendary bird of the
• It consists of plant Maranao people.
forms. • It comes from the
• It is a symbol of power words "sari“ (cloth) and
and prestige. "manok“ (chicken).
• Can be found woven or • It is depicted with
OKIR
printed in textiles, colorful wings and
carved into wooden Two Main Designs feathered tail, holding a
objects, can also be fish on its beak or
found etched into knife talons. The head is
or sword blades and profusely decorated
handles, and cast into with scroll, leaf, and
various brass and silver spiral motifs.
objects. • Symbol of good fortune.
Sarimanok
 Architectural Features

• Most noticeable feature is the

panalong, a wing like house beam.
These are chiseled in high relief and
painted with bright colors.
• No interior partition.
• Supporting the kingpost of the high
ridged roof is the rampatan central
beams considered as the intestines of
the house.
• What serves as ceiling is a cloth
suspended from rafters to absorb heat.
 Architectural Features

• Windows are slits and richly framed

in wood panels with okir designs
located in front of the house.
• It is elevated above the ground by
columns cut from trees of huge
girth.
• Its walls are covered with plywood
sticks and the roof thatched with
dried coconut leaves.
 Thank you!
https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maranao_p
eople
https://
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarimanok
https://
www.revolvy.com/page/Torogan
http://
www.academia.edu/5118669/FIL
IPINO_ARCHITECTURE