Contemporary Philippine arts from the regions

1. CONTEMPORARY
PHILIPPINE ARTS FROM
THE REGIONS

2. An excerpt from Datu Ferdausi Saniel Cerna
“For the Manobos in CARAGA, Region 13, the art of EMBROIDERY is
called "SUYAM". This art of embroidering is both a gift from Magbabaya
and an inherited knowledge since time immemorial because not all
Manobos can do this. Every thread, every color,
every design, and every detail have a meaning
that depicts the qualities and personality of the
one wearing it as envisioned by the artist and
accordingly, what is being told by the spirits. Every
tribal attire of a Manobo is itself a story of rich
culture and tradition.
Thus, we abhor the use of our attire just for a
SHOW or for Commercial Purposes and I believe the word RESPECT is
not too much for the asking.

3. BRAINSTORMING: COOPERATIVE LEARNING
GROUP
Each group will brainstorm for five minutes.
Write your answer on a piece of paper. Choose
a leader that would present your output.

4. If the Manobos of the
CARAGA Region has
suyam, what is Marikina
best known for?

6. VARIOUS CONTEMPORARY ART
FORMS AND PERFORMANCE
PRACTICES FROM VARIOUS
REGIONS

7. Most Essential Learning Competencies:
1. Describes various contemporary art forms and their practices
from the various regions. CAR11/12IAC-0a-1
Specific Objectives:
1. Give details on various regional contemporary art forms and their
practices.
2. Identify different contemporary art forms and practices from
various regions.
3. Create a performance task (chant, poem and ritual dance) using
various contemporary art forms and practices.
4. Promote local contemporary art form using a medium.

8. Hagabi
It is a very long
wooden bench
carved from a
single piece of
wood, and a
symbol of wealth
and social prestige
among the
Ifugaos.

9. Hudhud
consists of narrative
chants traditionally
performed by the
Ifugao community
practiced during the
rice sowing season, at
harvest time and at
funeral wakes and
rituals.

10. Ambahan
is a traditional form of
poetry by the
Hanunoo Mangyan. It
is a rhythmic poetic
expression with a
meter of seven syllable
lines and having a
rhyming end-syllables.

11. Taebang
is the Manobo tribe’s
headdress. The
garment is worn as a
sign of authority
given to the Datu by
his community and
not for any show nor
any commercial
purposes.

12. -How important is the art forms and
performance practices to the lives of
every Filipino?
-Why do they still continue to produce
or practice different contemporary
arts?

13. TRUE OR FALSE
(thumbs down or thumbs up)
1. Our country is very rich in its cultures
and traditions.
2. One of the valuable arts and
masterpiece of the Manobos is the
“hagabi”, the tribe’s headdress.

14. 3. The hudhud is a traditional form of
poetry by the Hanunoo Mangyan.
4. The taebang is a very long wooden
bench carved from a single piece of
wood and a symbol of wealth and social
prestige among the Ifugaos.

15. 5. The ambahan is consist of narrative
chants traditionally performed by the
Ifugao community and practiced during
the rice sowing season, at harvest time
and at funeral wakes and rituals.

16. Performance Time!
Divide the class into three groups
(CLG). Each group will create a
performance task (chant, poem and
ritual dance) using various
contemporary art forms and
practices.(15 minutes)

17. Group 1- Create and perform a chant similar
to Hudhud of the Ifugaos.
Group 2- Create and recite a poem similar to
Ambahan of the Mangyans.
Group 3- Perform a simple ritual dance
similar to Igorots of Baguio.

18. In your own words describe the following:
Hagabi
Hudhud
Ambahan
Taebang

19. From a scale of 1 to 5, 5 being the highest
and 1 being the lowest, to
what extent did you understand the lesson?
Raise your hand and show the number of
fingers on to what extent you understood the
lesson.

20. Assignment:
Marikina City is known for its shoemaking and
leather craft. This art of shoemaking is known not
only in the Philippines but also around the world.
Research on this art and promote this on social
media through our facebook page. You can use
pictures from the internet but don’t forget to
acknowledge the website or the owner of that
particular picture.