PRE-COLONIA L PH

ILIPPINE ART
 M A N Y O B J E C TS C RE A TE D
FOR DAILY USE C A N BE
FOUND ALL O V E R THE
C O U N TRY IN P LA C E S
LIK E B A T A N G A S ,
CAGAYAN,
C E N TRA L LU Z O N ,
D A V A O AN D P A L A W A N
PRE-COLONIA L PHILIPPINE A RT
(BEFORE 1521)
 RECEPTA CLES
Coffins made out of tree
barks and fibers woven into
mats may also function as
receptacles of food and other
belongings which will
accompany the dead on their
journey to the other world
 Flat stone tools believed to have been
used to pound and flatten tree barks into
primitive types of textile have been
excavated

PRE-COLONIAL PH
ILIPPINE ART
 Shells were used for accessories:
bracelets and pendants. Shells, animal
bones and small stones were the earliest
Pottery
Figures representing spirits constituted
most of the early Philippines'
representational sculpture. The
Tagalogs called their religious images
likha, tao- tao, and larawan. These
images represented the anitos or the
spirits whom the early Filipinos
believed and prayed to
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Bahay-kubo Ifugao Maranao

House House
PRE-COLONIAL PH
ILIPPINE ART