Module 2: Folk Arts from the Visayas Vocabulary 1. Mangunggul jar-famous pre-colonial secondary burial jar excavated drom Mangunggul Cave in Palawan, with two figures rowing a boat, signifying belief in the journey of the soul to the afterlife. 2. Malbag- or tarsier, found in Bohol, is one of the smallest living primate. 3. Tikog-a kind of leaf used for weaving mats of Basey, Samar. 4. Lara-is the Samar word for "weave" and the mat weaver is called "naglalara" and weaving is "paglalara" or "pagrarara". 5. Burda-is the word for "to embroider" on the mats. 6. Pu-so or bodbod-is the woven container of glutinous rice or puto, bibingka in the Visayas. 7. Salugin-the traditional Tagbanua attire made of pounded bark trees. 8. Sinamay-fabric made of woven abaca twine. 9. Torotot-handmade whistles. 10.Banig-handwoven mat of various local materials, the most famous found in Basey. 11.Patadyong-the wrap around handwoven skirt of Visayas which has a checkered pattern. 12.Kapis-shell used for various crafts and the window of local houses. 13.Pinya-the fiber extracted from the pineapple leaves and used as fine fabric for the barong Tagalog. Lesson 2: Folk Ats from Cagayan Valley and Central Luzon CAGAYAN VALLEY Cagayan Valley is Region II. It is a wide valley in the northeastern part of Luzon. Cagayan River is the longest river in the country. Cagayan Valley is composed of the provinces of Batanes, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Viscaya and Quirino. BATANES The Ivatans are the people living in Batanes group of islands. They are often visited by typhoons.Most of the Ivatans are farmers and fisherman. They plant gralic and herd livestocks such as cows. The Ivatan women wears a head gear caled vakul. It is clothing to protect them from from the heat of the sun and during rainy season. This special clothing is woven from abaca fiberor the vuyavuy palm-a plant similar to coconut. NUEVA VISCAYA The Gaddangs of Nueva Viscaya are known for their crafts and textiles. Nueva Viscaya is located nea Ifugao, Benguet and Quirino. This province is mountainous. Gaddang weavers are known for their bakwat, a belt used by mothers after giving birth. It is usually made of white with beads as accents and patterns of rivers and mountains with beadworks. BULACAN The historic town of Bulacan is ragarded as the center of canon-making before the coming of Spain. It was in Barasoain Church where the first written constitution in Asia was adopted and many more historic events. Bulacan arts and crafts include the Singkaban, pastillas wrapper; and the fire crackers. Singkaban is the local term of bamboo arches elaborated desIjgned with kayas. Pastillas wrappers with different linear, curvilinear, and geometric designs that bend with the color of the paper. Puni or poni is decoration dring fiestas and special occasions made from young coconut leaves-those that are popularly used during Palm Sunday. The province is also well known for its fire cracker industry. PAMPANGA Pampanga is known for its giant lanterns or parol. Big lanterns with several lights, shapes, and colors are used to adorn houses, streets, and buildings especially during Christmas season. Lanters serve as inspiration to many Filipinos and reminds us of our identity as a nation. Food is an important part of Pampango culture and a source of artistic expresion. A cabalen is to have a delicate taste. This type of art is calinary art the art of preparing food. The Pampanga also incorporate the arts in their such as weaving the coconut leaves wrapping for their delicasy called patupat. ZAMBALES, TARLAC, NUEVA ICIJA AND BATAAN Nueva Ecija is known for its rice production. Aside from rice, they also plant onions, garlic, and other vegetable. In the Tanduyong Festival, the Nueva Ecijanos celebrate thanksgiving for the bountiful harvest each year. Tarlac and Bataan played important roles in shaping the Philipines history and goverment. Zambales is known for its mangoes and other indeginous fruits such as camathchile, cashew, and others. Aetas are often found in the public market of Iba selling their baskets, bilao, and other woven products made from bamboo,rattan. Patupat a delicasy from Pampanga are also found in the Iba market together with other delicasies. Folf arts in these provinces resulted from the merging of the traditional belief and Christianity. Lesson 3: Folk Arts from Southern Tagalog and Bicol Region LAGUNA Laguna is the home province of our national here, Dr. Jose P. Rizal. The Laguanese are proud of their wood carving in Paete. This town is dubbed as the Wood Carving Capital of the Philippines. Most of the Paete motifs are floral and full of curves and hooks which they call ukit. Lumban is famous for its barong Tagalogs that are are carefully voven by hands or embroidered to perfection. Other form of folk arts in Laguna are kayas and taka. Taka is a paper mache while kayas is a type of art made by scrapping the softwood thriving in sierra Madre Mountain. RIZAL PROVINCE Angono in Rizal province is the Arts Town of the Philippines. Two of the National Artists hail from his town Carlos Francisco for painting and Lucio San Pedro for Music. The town of Angono is home to many visual artists. The town is also famous for its petroglyphs that are among the oldest artistic expressions in the Philippines and listed as a national cultural treasure. Angono is also known for its Higantes Festival, a celebration conceptualized in 1980sby Perdigon Vocalan. Higantes, big paper mache of human figures to air their sentiments about Spanish hacienderos. The traditional higantes are composed of a father, a mother and a child giant measuring four to five feet tall. The Higantes of Angono are made of paper mache which was probably influenced by Mexican art. CAVITE and TAAL, BATANGAS Cavite is the the most populous province in the country. It is now the haven of foreign investors and for those who are looking for a greener pasture. Cavite is known for its Tinis in Kawit celebrated during Christmas season, the tradition narrates the story how Joseph and Mary found a place to give birth to Jesus. Other important tradition is Karakol dancing during fiesta celebrations, the Lutrina or the Santacruzan of the farmers.Art is often associated with food such as the colorful sapin-sapin- a type of delicacy made from grounded glutinous rice, tilbok, putok,puto,kutsinta and lansong. Taal was founded by Dan Balensuela and Datu Dumangsil-two of ten Bornean castaway datus. Taal is the cradle of Tagalog culture. Taal is also the barong Tagalog and Balisong Capital of the Philippines. The Batangenos take pride in their balisong -a type of knife that can be folded like a fan which comes in different sizes. Balisong is also known as buttterfly knife. QUEZON The town Lucban in Quezon is famous for its Pahiyas Festival every May in honor to San Isidro Labtador-the patron saint of the farmers. The festival is not complete without the colorful kiping- decors that are made from ground glutinous rice thinly coated on a special leaves and cooked over a low fire. Aside from Lucban, other municipalities have their own version of Pahiyas such as Pabitin, San Isidrohan, Aranya. BICOL REGION Bicol region is known for its baskets, bag, slippers, coin purses and othercrafts that are made from abaca and raffia leaves. The town of Buhi in Camarines Sur is known for its weaving. Their weaving includes garments, mosquito nets and blankets. Weaving is a century old tradition in Buhi. MARINDUQUE, MINDORO and ROMBLON The island provinces of Marinduque , Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro and Romblon are known for fine baskets and mat weaving. The Iraya Mangyan in Mindoro are found of making baskets with intricate patterns and designs of men, animals, trees. In Marinduque, mat weaving from buri or raffia plant is the popular craft. They are also known for thewir Moriones Festival celebrated every Lenten Season. Romblon is known not only for its fine marble products but also for their beautifully woven mats and bags out of romblon plant. PALAWAN Palawan is rich in cultural and natural diversity. The Puerto Princesa Underground River is one of the recently recognized Seven Wonders of Nature officially confirmed on Jan. 28, 2012. This subterranen river runs 8.5 kilometers and is a part of the Puerto Princesa National Park inscribed in the UNESCO World Heriatage List in December 4, 1999. It is the longest underground river in the world and an important site for ecological conservation and awareness. Palawan is also known for its largest marine habitat-the Tubbataha Reef located some 98 nautical miles at the heart of Sulu Sea.Palawan is popular for its diving areas, hotels, resorts, and summer getaway amenities. Arts and Crafts It is said that the first inhabitants of Palawan are the Tagbanuas. There are two groups of Tagbanuas in Palawan-each group speak a different language that belongs to Austronesian Palawan language group.the Tagbanuas are the most civilized indigenous people to live in Palawan. The traditional Tagbanua attire is made from pounded bark of trees called salugin. In the olden times, the men wear piece of loin cloth and a rattan waistband caleed ambalad. Basketry is an important craft in the province. The most important art piece from Palawan is the Manggul jar.
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