ARTS AND CRAFTS

OF
LUZON
-ALYZA APIGO
MALUSAC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL
PRE-ASSESSMENT
 WRITE THE ARTWORKS YOU THINK YOU CAN
MAKE ON YOUR NOTEBOOK.

 Paper Cutting
 Weaving
 Painting
 Sculpture
 Wood Carving
 ARTS AND CRAFTS
OF THE
ILOCOS REGION
AND THE
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION
LESSON 1
ILOCOS REGION
 These old Spanish-type houses have huge, high-pitched
ILOCOS
roofs, large and rectangular living rooms that are made
REGION
of adobe, bricks, lime, terracotta, hardwood floors and
ARCHITECTUR
windows of capiz shells framed in wooden window panels.
E
Vigan, considered as the
“Intramuros of the North,”
retains the Spanish colonial
architecture along its narrow
and cobble-stoned streets
known as Calle Crisologo.
 ILOCOS
TEXTIL
REGION
E
Inabel is a hand weaving technique
of the Ilocanos that is produced
using traditional wooden looms.
The different designs represent
different meanings: the dizzying
“binakol” weave represents the
waves of the sea. They believe that
The inabel designs are inspired by natural elements: patterns that depict
this design protects them from bad
different landforms, the colors of flowers and vegetation, plaid, zigzags,
spirits.

animal patterns, the oceanwaves or the glittering night sky.

ILOCOS
REGION
POTTERY
It
Theis used
DESIGN:
Burnaypottersfor storage
an finefor
ismix
water and
gravel, riceand
sand grains
ashes
Curved
unglazed patterns
earthen
and
and as
firecontainer
the clayfor
to salt,
around the shoulders
jar
brown
make with
the
of the jar
small
sugar, basi (local
burnay heavy
wine) and bagoong
opening.
and sturdy.
(fermented fish).
PANGASINA
WEAVIN
N
G
Bolinao Mats are
made from buri or
raffia leaves .
 CORDILLERA
ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION
 KALING
WEAVIN
A
G
The
Kalinga’s
Thesoutherntextile
NorthernKalinga
is
characterized
women wears by
thered
Kalinga women
stripes and white,
wrap-around skirt or
wears
yellow
tapis saya.
called
and black
kain.
geometrical patterns.
 CULTURAL MEANING OF
KALING KALINGA’S USE OF COLORS:

ARED bravery
BLACK soil/land
WHITE flowers of the coffee trees
YELLOW sand
GREEN mountains
KALING
BASKETR
A
Y
Labba is a
bowl-shaped
basket made
from rattan.
 KALING
A
TATTOOING
Design:
-Tattooing
WangA mark
Od isofsignifies
the last
the rite ofbravery
heroism,
“mambabatok”
Geometric passage
(traditional
fromone’s
and
patternsyouth
andKalinga
status
to in
lines.
tattoo artist)
adulthood.
the community.
KALING
BASKETR
A
Y
Labba is a
bowl-shaped
basket made
from rattan.