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ARTS AND

CRAFT OF
LUZON
(Highlands and Lowlands)
Arts and crafts are important means
of expression, which communicate
views, ideas, and feelings though the
use of skills and imagination. These are
important parts of our daily lives and
can be found everywhere.
The sculptures and architectures of Luzon
reveal many aspects of the people's culture,
traditions, and history. The elements and principles
of art of these fascinating arts and crafts will lead
you to understand the rich culture and tradition of the
Philippines that is handed down from generation to
generation.
LESSON 1:
ARTS AND CRAFTS OF THE
ILOCOS REGION AND THE
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION (CAR)
ILOCOS REGION
Architecture
Vigan, considered
as the “Intramuros of the
North,” retains
the Spanish colonial
architecture along its
narrow and cobble-
stoned streets known as
Calle Crisologo.
https://www.tripadvisor.com.sg/LocationPhotoDirectLink-g424958-d1368410-i203249085-Calle_Crisologo-
Vigan_Ilocos_Sur_Province_Ilocos_Region_Luzon.html
Textile
Inabel is a hand weaving technique of the
Ilocanos that is produce using traditional
wooden looms. The different designs
represent different meanings: the dizzying
"binakol" weave represents the waves of the
sea. They believe that this design protects
them from bad spirits.
Binakol weave

https://www.preview.ph/fashion/inabel

Inabel

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Binakol,_Northern_
Luzon,_Abra,_Tinguian,_20th_century.JPG
Pottery
Burnay is an unglazed earthen jar
with small opening.
It is used for storage for water
and
rice grains and as container for
salt, brown sugar, basi (local wine)
and bagoong (fermented fish)
http://xplorerboyz.blogspot.com/2012/05/weekend-getaway-our-encounter-

with.html#.W4Z58egzbIU
http://lexicalcrown.blogspot.com/2014/11/pagburnayan-in
- vigan.html
PANGASINAN
Weaving
The arts and crafts of Pangasinan include the
smoothly woven Bolinao mats made from buri or raffia
leaves, and the bamboo crafts (baskets, furnitures) of San
Carlos.
https://www.pressreader.com/philippines/manila-bulletin/20150214/281852937002212
KALINGA
Textile
The native of Kalinga are skilled weavers. One of their finest products is
their textile, which is characterized by red stripes and white, yellow, and black
geometrical patterns.
The southern Kalinga women wear the wrap-around skirt or tapis called
kain, which reaches below the knee. It is worn below the abdomen, and
when they walk, one of the thighs is exposed.
The northern Kalinga women wears saya, an ordinary woman’s skirt
covering the body from waist to feet.
The colors used in their textile have cultural meanings: red signifies
bravery; black is for the soil or land; white is for the flowers of the coffee
trees; yellow is for the sand; and green for the mountains.
http://gridcrosser.blogspot.com/2014/03/rhythm-from-roots.html
http://www.cmcrafts.org/likhang-kalinga
Basketry
The basketry of the Kalinga shows their
fine craftsmanship. The labba is a bowl-
shaped basket made from rattan, with sizes
that vary from 20 to 150 cm in diameter.

https://fayestribalart.com/products/vintage-philippine-tribal-kalinga-labba-
vegetable-burden-basket-12
Tattooing
Tattooing is another form of art of the
Kalinga. Because it usually covers the
chest and the arms, it may be considered
as clothing and decoration. It also signifies
a rite of passage from youth to adulthood, a
mark of heroism, and bravery and one's
status in the community. The design
consists of geometric patterns and lines.
https://windowseat.ph/whang-od-buscalan/
Apo Whang Od, the last traditional Kalinga tattooist

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYfH9uw1GQA
IFUGAO
Sculpture
The bul’ul is a wooden sculpture that represents the rice
granary spirits. It is used in rituals that are performed to call the
ancestors to protect their rice fields from pestilence and to ask
for an abundant harvest.
It is a carved wooden human figure with simplified forms.
These are dipped in the blood of pigs during a ritual called
tunod, which means “planting the seedlings in the soil.”
The bul’ul is usually made of narra, which signifies wealth,
happiness, and well-being to the Ifugao.
https://www.lakwatsero.com/destinations/travel-guide-batad/#sthash.DreFfjwS.dpbs

http://www.tribalartasia.com/Tribal%20Art%20Asia%20Ifugao%20Tribe/
APRIL2016/IFUGAO-PAIR-12.html
The amulets of the Ifugaos are called lingling-o or
dinumug. These are made from jade, gold, copper,
bronze, stone and other materials. These are fertility
symbols worn around the neck.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Textile
Mountain
knowProvince
for foris
their burial their
cloth
kadangyan or richfor the
people.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/ding-inkblots/475205455
Wanes – The men's traditional attire, the G-
string.

https://www.icbe.eu/cordillera-articles/675-loincloth-g-string-bahag
Lufid – a short and
narrow wrap around
skirt that the women of
mountain province wear.

http://gorgeousbrian.blogspot.com/2013/12/philnatmus.html

http://amerigorot.blogspot.com/2010/10/my-siwsiwan-fabric.html
The Bontocs create
textile
their
through patterns
the weaving
ikat-
method. It is a process
of tying and
dyeing the threads
to prepare the
patterns beforethey
are woven into the
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/530228556100659351/?lp=true
textile.
The weave
ABRA Tingguiansfor and
textiles
blankets.clothes
Theyare noted
for their white textiles with
horizontal stripes found in
the edges (like those in the
bankudo or wrap-around
skirt) or vertical stripes in
the center (like those found
in the balwasi or female
blouse).
http://www.choosephilippines.com/do/history-and-culture/5399/5-reasons-to-choose-abra

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