The

Philippines’
Trading
Tradition
Learning Targets

In this lesson, you should be able to:

● describe rhythm and balance in an
artwork;
● show appreciation on geometrical
design of okir through drawing; and,
● realize that our archipelago is
strategically located and made us
part of a vibrant trading tradition.
Game
Time!
Guess where each man
came from by observing the
different items around them
as your clue.
Traders of the
Philippines
The Muslims
• Muslim merchants traded with the
Filipinos different kinds of fish, copra,
cloth and rice.
• the migration mosques were established.
Firsts of which are the one in Tubig,
Indangan, Simunul islands and the Babo
Rahman in Taraka, Lake Lanao.
• Minaret: dome and prayer-niche.
• Art should be abstract. It should not have
expressions and representations of
humans and animals as a respect to
Allah.
• Everything must be in accordance
with the tahwid, the idea of one
God in Islam.
• Geometrical designs or okir, and
calligraphy, which is the highest
form of Islamic art, are the most
common designs they employ.
Types of minaret
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The Hindus
• Sanskrit- an ancient Indo-European
language of India, in which the Hindu
scriptures and classical Indian epic poems
are written and from which many northern
Indian (Indic) languages are derived.
• The name of the Tagalog pagan god
Bathala came from Sanskrit Bhatarra.
• The fable, “Ang Pagong at Matsing”, was
linked to Indian literature; while the
Ramayana and Mahabharata inspired
Filipino epics like Darangan, Lam-ang,
Ibalon, Alim and Hudhud.
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The Chinese

• The use of shirt sleeves, umbrellas, lead

porcelain, as well as, grafting fruit trees
and manufacturing gunpowders were all
inspired by them.
• Some of the tagalog words such as ate,
kuya, ingkong, hukbo, sangla, syansi and
others were also appropriated from them;
furthermore, some customs of Filipinos
like arranged marriages and the wearing
of white shirts or dress when mourning
are of Chinese origin.
The Galleon Trade

From 1565 to 1815, the Philippines played

a major role in world trade industry for the
ships from Mexico docked in Manila to
exchange goods with different
nationalities. Because of its strategic
location, it became a gateway to the world
and drew together the Chinese, Japanese,
Moluccan, Indian, Cambodian, Spanish and
Filipino to trade silk, spices, cottons, ivory,
gold, silver and other products.
Questions & answers
Invite questions from the audience
 My Very Own Okir

Show appreciation on the

geometrical designs. Draw
your very own okir art. You
will be graded based on the
rubric provided.