M I N D A N A O

Arts
Crafts
ARTS 7
 Understanding
the Mindanaoan
Arts Crafts
 Five Ways
THERE IS A FIVE-STEP SYSTEM FOR DEVELOPING AN
UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION FOR ARTS AND
CRAFTS
1 Describe
DESCRIBING AN ARTWORK’S PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES
AND CONSTRUCTION
2 Analyze
ANALYZING THE PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH
VIEWER’S OBSERVATIONS AND REACTIONS
3 Learn
LEARNING THE CONTEXT OF THE ART OBJECT - ITS
HISTORICAL, RELIGIOUS, OR ENVIRONMENTAL
INFORMATION TO UNDERSTAND ITS MEANING
4 Find
FINDING THE MEANING OR THE MESSAGE OF THE
SUBJECT MATTER
5 Give
GIVING JUDGMENT ABOUT AN ARTWORK’S PHYSICAL
CHARACTERISTICS AND CULTURAL VALUE
MINDANAO IS PREDOMINANTLY MUSLIM. THEIR
RELIGION, ISLAM, DOES NOT ALLOW THEM TO MAKE
REPRESENTATIONS OF ANIMAL AND HUMAN FORMS IN
THEIR ART AND CRAFTS. MOTIFS OF ISLAMIC ART ARE
MOSTLY FLORAL, PLANTS, AND GEOMETRIC DESIGNS.
Okir
A TRADITIONAL ISLAMIC ART FORM. THIS ART
FORM USES GEOMETRIC AND FLORAL DESIGNS.
OKIR MEANS TO CARVE OR TO ENGRAVE.

BASIC ELEMENTS OF OKIR MOTIF

MATILAK - CIRCLE
POTYOK - BUD
DAPAL OR RAON - LEAF
PAKO - FERN OR A SPIRAL-SHAPED FIGURE
TODI - LEAF WITH A SPIRAL AT ONE EDGE
PAKO LONGAT - FERN LEAF WITH ONE CUT AT ONE EDGE
NAGA - SERPENT FIGURE IN THE SHAPE OF THE LETTER S
OBI D-O BID OR TIALI-TALI - COILED ROPE-LIKE MOTIF
HINOTOON - STAR-LIKE
KIANOKO - FINGERNAIL-LIKE
PAKO NAI - FERN LEAF WITH TWO OR MORE CUTS ON ONE EDGE
PAKO LAWI - FERN LEAF RESEMBLING ROOSTER'S FEATHER
ONGA - FRUIT
 A NATIONAL ARTIST AND MULTI-AWARDED TAUSUG
Adulmari ARTIST, IS KNOWN FOR HIS PAINTING STYLE WHICH
HE CALLS SARIMOSQUE OR SARI-OKIR. HE
COMBINES ARABIC CALLIGRAPHY, OKIR, MOSQUE
Imao PARTS, AND SARIMANOK MOTIFS. THE SARIMANOK
IS A MYTHICAL BIRD.