1. FOLK ARTS
-art originating among the
common people of a nation or
region and usually reflecting
their traditional culture

2. FOLK ARTS & DESIGN FROM
LUZON
MOTIF-a repeated pattern or theme.
TEXTILE- refer to a cloth that involves
weaving or making cloth using
natural or artificial threads or fibers.

3. FOLK ARTS- expressions of
community
in their crafts that are usually
made for its functional purpose
AESTHETICS- is a science of judging
beauty
DYE-are coloring materials that are
made of natural or synthetic
pigments for coloring.
LOOM WEAVING-process of weaving
using a loom-a device use to
weave a cloth

4. ILOCOS REGION
ARTS & CULTURE
1.
INABEL
a fabric
made of
cotton
threads are
made from
the sap of
black plum
called
sagat

5. PRODUCTS MADE FROM THE FABRIC
blankets, bags
camisa-chino, bed
linens
PANAGABEL- the
oldest Ilocano
weaving tradition
loom weaving
ingredients:
tilar, sinulid
&pasensya

6. IFUGAO
LINGLING-O or DINUMUG
-bronze amulets worn around the
neck by the Ifugaos which are
fertility symbols

7. MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
-known for its
hanging coffins
and mummified
bodies
-kadangyan burial
cloth
-tattoo art is part
of clothing and
considered as
decoration

8. Tattoo-signifies a rite of passage from youth to
adult life, heroism, status in the community and
bravery.
Siniwsiwan-cloth
fabric of
Bontoc used
for blanket
&clothing
-used for wanes or
men’s G-string,
Get up or Lufid for
women as wrap
around

9. Ginaspala wanes-worn by married
women of Bontoc and Kankana-y
with inawin designs composed of
continous zigzag pattern.
Bobo- used to catch fish in the
river.
Suklang-used by men for their
matches, tobacco and beetle nut
for chewing.

10. Ikat-the Ifugao’s loincloth an
Indonesian term meaning to bind
together.
-an important part of dowry in
many culture.

11. BATANES
Ivatans- are the people living in
Batanes group of Islands
Vakul-a head gear worn by women,
used to protect them from the heat
of the sun & during rainy season

12. -made from VUYAVUY PALM-a plant
similar to coconut
NUEVA VISCAYA
Gaddangs- are known for their clothing
&accessories with yellow, white, red &
black bead
Bakwat-a belt used by mothers after giving
birth, made of white with beads and pattern
of rivers and mountains with beadworks on
the central portion of the cloth

13. BULACAN
-regarded as the center for canon-making,
known for its fire cracker industry
Singkaban-the local term for bamboo arches
elaborately designed with kayas
Puni/Poni-a decoration during fiestas and
special occasions made from young coconut
leaves.

14. PAMPANGA
-known for its lanterns or parol
Patupat- delicacy from Pampanga made from
coconut leaves as wrappers
LAGUNA
-the home province of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, the
Wood Carving Capital of the Philippines
Barong Tagalog-famous in Lumban, carefully
woven by hands.

15. Taka-a paper mache
Kayas-type of art made by
scrapping the softwood thriving in
Sierra Madre Mountain

16. RIZAL PROVINCE
-home of Carlos
Francisco for
painting &Lucio
San Pedro for
music
-known for Higantes Festival-conceptualized
in 1980’s by
Perdigon Vocalan
Higantes-big paper mache of human
figures to air sentiments about the
Spanish hacienderous

17. CAVITE& TAAL, BATANGAS
-most populous
province in the
country, known
for its Tinis in
Kawit
celebrated
during
Christmas
Karakol-a dance
during fiesta
celabration
Lutrina/Santacruzan
For the farmers
Sapin-sapin- a type
of delicacy made
from grounded
glutinous rice,
tilbok, putok, puto

18. TAAL
founded by
Datu
Balensuela &
Datu Dumangsil-two
of the ten
Bornean
castaway datus
-pinya fabric-made from the
fibers of pineapple, woven into a
costly fabric for barong, wedding
gowns and formal attires.
Balisong-a type of knife that can be
folded like fan,also known as
butterfly knife

19. QUEZON
-famous for its
Pahiyas
festival every
May in honor to
San Isidro
Labrador-the
patron saint of
the farmers
-kiping decors
made from
glutinous rice
thinly coated on a
special leaves &
cooked over a low
fire

20. BICOL REGION
-known for its basket, bags,
slippers, coin purses &
other crafts that are made
from abacca & rafia fibers

21. PALAWAN
-countr y’s last frontier,
longest underground river in
the world(Puerto Princessa
Underground River), largest
marine habitat(Tubbataha
Reef)

22. Manungul jar-one of the precious
artifact in the Philippines
-serves as container for
secondary burial, found in the
northern part of Palawan
Salugin-traditional Tagbanua
attire made from pounded bark
of trees

23. Ambalan-a loin cloth and rattan
waistband worn by men