ARTS AND CRAFTS

FROM THE HIGHLAND

OF LUZON
 Luzon is the largest and referred to as one of the
three primary group of islands in the country
which includes;
 Luzon mainland, the Batanes and Babuyan
group of islands in the northernmost part, Polido
Islands to the east, and other outlaying islands
like Catanduanes, Marinduque, Masbate,
Romblon, Mindoro, and Palawan.
 Ilocos Region
 Ilocos is a region in the Philippines,
encompassing the northwestern coast of Luzon
island. It’s known for its historic sites, beaches
and the well-preserved Spanish colonial city of
Vigan.
 Dating from the 16th century, Vigan’s Mestizo
district is characterized by cobblestone streets
and mansions with wrought-iron balconies.
Farther north, Laoag City is a jumping-off point
for the huge La Paz Sand Dunes.
 The Saint Augustine Church, commonly
known as the Paoay Church, is a Roman
Catholic church in the Municipality of Paoay,
Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. Completed in
1710, the church is famous for its distinct
architecture highlighted by the enormous
buttresses on the sides and back of the building.
 Vigan City is included in the UNESCO World
Heritage List due to the preservation of around
187 residential, institutional, commercial, and
religious structures that transport visitors to
the past. It was officially recognized as one of
the New7 wonders Cities in May.
 Vigan houses are unique for having preserved
much of its colonial character and influences.
The distinctiveness of the structures of the
houses is evident in their grid street patterns
and historic urban layout.
The Ilocos region is
known for inabel
fabrics. This special
fabric is made from
cotton that underwent
the process of
binatbatan. Ilocanos
use this fabric in
making blankets, bags,
linens, camisa chino,
and many more.
 Sag-ut - The traditional threads are dried
from sap of the black plum.
 However, artificial dyes are already being
used nowadays for commercial productions.
The products from this process are blankets,
bags, bath, robes, and a lot more. The
Ilocanos are also known for their centuries –
old tradition of burnay pottery. In some
other regions, it is known as tapayan or
banga.
 Burnay - is an unglazed earthenware jar.
It has a dark color because the clay is
burnt and heavier as compared to
terracotta jars. It is done with just the use
of potter’s skillful hands with pottery
wheel and kiln.
  Pangasinan is a province located at the
northern end of the Central Luzon plain and
its shores form a lap for Lingayen Gulf.
Known as the salt capital during the pre-
PANGASINA Hispanic times,
N  Pangasinan's arts and culture are also rich
and diverse. Their local stories tell us that this
place used to be a Muslim kingdom, which
trades with the Arabs and Chinese, led by a
warrior princess named Urduja who fought
and won in different battles during her time.
Some of the
noteworthy murals
painted by
Pangasinan’s local
visual artists are found
in the shrine of the
Nuestra Señora de
Manaoag. These
murals depict some of
the shrine’s history and
the legend as to how
the Our Lady of the
Rosary of Manaoag
was discovered by the
locals.
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)
BENGUET
 Benguet is a highland province of the Philippines located
in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region
in the island of Luzon. Its capital is La Trinidad.
 Benguet is also known as the “Salad Bowl of the
Philippines” because of its large production of upland
vegetables. Most of the people living in Benguet province
are commonly known as Igorots. However, the term os
politically corrected as Cordilleras. They are hillside
dwellers, which explains why most of them are into
farming.
 Benguet is known for its kayabang basket. It symbolizes
abundance.
  The people of Kalinga are also known as great
weavers. Their art of cloth weaving and
basketry are among the finest products in the
KALINGA whole country.
 The Kalinga fabrics are characterized by
dominant red stripes and various motifs of
geometric shapes and patterns, with inclusions
of varies symbols interlaced with white, yellow,
and sometimes with blue or black fibers.
IFUGAO
The term Ifugao means “people
from the hills”. The Ifugao
women usually weave a loincloth
utilizing the tie.
dinumug
The Ifugaos are also known
as their amulets that are made
of gold, bronze, beads, and
other materials.
 Ling ling-o
is a special ornament that is used either
as earrings or as necklace pendant. It is
usually worn around the neck by women
and men. Believed to be fertility symbol,
its shape possibly connotes a uterus.
  The Ifugaos are well-known for their
Bulul impressive craftsmanship on wood
carving. This special skill is mostly
exemplified in the meticulous
creation of wooden Cave figures
known as bulul.

 Bul’ul is also redereed to as the “Rice

God”.
  It is located at the center of Cordillera.
MOUNTAIN Mountains, a home for the Ibalois. Its capital is
PROVINCE Bontoc. This province is known for its hanging
coffins and mummified bodies.
 The people in this place are using, as part of
their cultural rite, techniques that are
somehow similar to the mummification used
by the Egyptians.
 The humid air and atmosphere in this place
are vital and helpful in preserving the bodies.
These bodies are called the “fire mummies”
and many more names.
Tattoo serves several functions among men and
women such as:
 To serve as clothing
 To enhance physical beauty
 To create a cruel appearance
 To distinguish brave warrior
 To convey social attributes and values
 To drive away evil spirits and enemies
 To indicate social status as the headman’s wife
 To signify rites of passage/a mark of seniority
 To serve as a mark of bravery and prowess in
headhunting.
 The Kadangyan burial cloth is a popular
kind of textile in Mountain Province. It is a
status symbol for the rich families in this
area. During the early times, only the
grandmothers are allowed to weave such
clothing.

 The Bontocs are also skillful weavers.

Their fabrics are used for blankets and
clothing. They are called galoy
(pronounced as "galey").
 The fabrics used by the men as G-
STRINGS are called in their locality as
WANES.
 The women use a fabric called GETAP as
their wraparound skirt; and
 GINASPALA WANES wear a type of
belt.
This belt is composed of unbroken zigzag
woven patterns or a double laced motif.
  It is either a bamboo or rattan made
Suklang everyday basket that worn by men that
basket commonly serves as a container for their
matches, tobacco, leaves, lime, beetle
nut for chewing, etc.
 The married men wear suklang while the
unmarried adorn the hat with
decorations during rituals and
celebrations.
 The Bontocs also weave fabrics
following the process of ikat or
ikkat.
 For generations, they are also
weaving abaca fibers after a delicate
process of tying and dyeing.
ABRA  Also known as the “Natural Dye Capital of the
Philippines”.
 It is an inland province in the Cordillera Administrative
Region.
 Bontocs and Ifugaos are the original incomers in this
place.
 The people from Abra are known for their greatness in
loom weaving. They have embellished the woven fabric
cloth of embroideries in their fabrics.

 The place, ABRA is rich in natural dye yielding plants

extracted from what?
 Lines are basic elements of art, referring to a continuous
mark, made on a surface by a moving point.
 Organic lines exhibit marks with length and direction that
form an irregular shape rather than a regular shape.
 Inorganic lines show marks with length and direction that
are straight and forms a geometric shape.
 Curvilinear lines are formed bounded, or characterized by
bended, curled, or twisted lines.
 Geometric linear is commonly seen in symmetrical
objects that are straight, infinitely long and infinitely thin
1. What island is considered as the largest and referred to
as one of the three primary group of islands in the
country?
2. What do you call to a coloring materials that are made
of natural or synthetic pigments from coloring fibers that
are used for loom weaving processes?
3. What region is also known as “Natural Dye Capital of
the Philippines”?
4. What do you call to the amulets of Ifugaos that are
made of gold, bronze, beads, and other materials?
5. This is the repetition of elements such as lines, colors,
shapes, or forms, which create a feeling of visual motion
in an artwork.
 6. Who is the Filipino artist that considered as the last
mambabatok from the butbut ethnic group and possibly
the oldest tattoo artist in the Philippines?
 7. What is the granary deity whom Ifugaos worship to have
an abundant harvest?
 8. What does the term Ifugao means?
 9. It is to interlace threads, yarns, strips, and other fibrous
materials so as to form a fabric.
 10. What did you call to an unglazed earthenware jar that
has a dark color because the clay is burnt and heavier as
compared to terracotta?