2. WHAT ARE THE CULTURAL COMMUNITIES IN LUZON?
1. The IGOROTS live in the mountainous part of Central
Cordillera in Northern Luzon.
2. The IBANAG, a dominant ethnic group in Cagayan province,
are mainly lowland farmers.
3. The IVATAN are from the province of Batanes, the
Northernmost Island of our country.
4. The GADDANG live in Cagayan, Quirino, Central Isabela, and
Nueva Ecija.
3. WHAT ARE THE IFUGAOS’ FAMOUS ARTWORK?
The IFUGAOS are excellent weavers,
potterers, and skillful craftsmen.
They are also well-known for carving the
mountain slopes of the world-famous
BANAUE RICE TERRACES.
4. WHAT ARE THE IFUGAOS’ FAMOUS ARTWORK?
1. WOODCARVINGS OF THE IFUGAO
The Ifugaos are famous for their
mastery of wood carving. An example of
this is the carving of their deity, BUL-UL.
Another important woodcarving of the
Ifugaos is the HAGABI (a sign of riches).
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6. WHAT ARE THE IFUGAOS’ FAMOUS ARTWORK?
2. TEXTILE WEAVING OF THE IFUGAOS
Ifugaos weave blankets, upper
garments, g-strings, hand bags, belts, and
a lot more. Only women do the actual
weaving; men make the weaving
instruments.
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8. WHAT ARE THE IFUGAOS’ FAMOUS ARTWORK?
3. THE IFUGAOS’ BASKET WEAVING
The most popular material in basket
weaving is rattan and kolongkoy vine.
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10. WHAT ARE THE POPULAR ARTS AND CRAFTS OF OTHER
LUZON ETHNIC GROUP?
1. The IVATANS are from the province of
Batanes, the Northernmost island of our
country. Many of them wear vakul, an
abaca fiber-made headgear to protect
them from the sun and rain.
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12. WHAT ARE THE POPULAR ARTS AND CRAFTS OF OTHER
LUZON ETHNIC GROUP?
2. The GADDANG weave their textile using
fibers from cotton, pineapple, and abaca.
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14. WHAT ARE THE POPULAR ARTS AND CRAFTS OF OTHER
LUZON ETHNIC GROUP?
2. The IBANAGS, a dominant ethnic group
in Cagayan province, are mainly lowland
farmers. They are well-known in making
bolos.
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16. WHAT KIND OF FOLK ARTS ARE IN THE ILOCOS REGION?
Ilocos Norte is known for the burnay
industry (pottery industry) which is used
in the fermentation of fish paste or
bagoong, vinegar, and basi (the Ilocano
wine from sugarcane juice)
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18. WHAT ARE OTHER WELL-KNOWN PLACES IN LUZON FOR
ARTS AND CRAFTS?
PAETE, LAGUNA
The town of Paete is known for
manufacturing wood and papier mache.
The newsprint papier mache pieces or
taka is considered the highlight of the
folk arts in the area.
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20. WHAT ARE OTHER WELL-KNOWN PLACES IN LUZON FOR
ARTS AND CRAFTS?
ANGONO, RIZAL
Angono, Rizal is the “Art Capital of the
Philippines”. It is noted for the higantes
(giants) that are made of papier-mache.
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22. WHAT IS MAT WEAVING?
MAT WEAVING is an old folk art practice
of our forefathers for centuries now.
23. WHAT IS BASKET MAKING?
BASKET MAKING is another main craft
of many Filipinos. Baskets are used as
storage for food and for hunting.
