Cultural Artifacts

Philippine History
Abaniko
In the time of Spanish colonial rule,
the abaniko had become a mainstay of
women’s attire, commonly paired with
Filipiniana dress. It was an expensive
object at first, made of materials like
lace or pineapple silk and exquisite
woods from native trees. Hand-woven,
cut, and scrolled, each abaniko is then
adorned with brass and traditionally
finished with a delicate silk tassel. 

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SOCIOFACT
The abanikos though, both hand-made ones and the intricately
designed ones for souvenirs at weddings, are here to stay. In those
hot and humid summer months, when you are outside on the streets
or inside a jeep, there's nothing more convenient than having a
handy abaniko to pull out from your bags to fan and cool and you
down.

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 MENTIFACT
This eventually turned into an effective tool to
communicate with the opposite sex who had no chance
of talking to the women under their chaperone’s
watchful eyes. With the abaniko the messages had been
delivered silently and discreetly. Of course the
courtship scene in the Philippines has already evolved
since the Spanish era; no more secret messages using
the abaniko, chaperones are things of the past and
women and men are free to socialize together.
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EDUCATIONAL
IMPACT
As in the case of abaniko, it is dependent on
how the individual interprets the data that is
provided. For example, in our major subjects,
we must critically analyze the context or
problem that is presented to us in order to fully
understand the entire program.
PRESENTED BY:
MARIEL ALBAO BSIT 2A