ARTS AND CRAFTS OF LUZON
(HIGHANDS AND LOWLANDS)

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF THE ILOCOS
REGION AND THE CORDILLERA
ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR)

ILOCOS REGION
• Architecture
Calle Crisologo- these old Spanish-type
houses have huge, high-pitched roofs , large
and rectangular living rooms that are made
of adobe, bricks, lime, terracotta, hardwood
floors, and windows of capiz shells framed in
wooden window panels.

ILOCOS REGION
• Textile
Inabel- is a hand weaving technique of the
Ilocanos that is produced using traditional
wooden looms.

ILOCOS REGION
• Pottery
Burnay- is an unglazed earthen jar with
small opening. It is used for storage for
water and rice grains and as a container for
salt, brown sugar, basi ( local wine) and
bagoong ( fermented fish).

PANGASINAN
• Weaving
The arts and crafts of Pangasinan include
the smoothly woven Bolinao mats made
from buri or raffia leaves and the bamboo
crafts ( baskets, furniture) of San Carlos.

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATICE REGION(CAR)
KALINGA
• Textile
Kain- this is the southern Kalinga women
wear the wrap-around skirt or tapis.
Saya- an ordinary woman’s skirt covering
the body from waist to feet.

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATICE REGION(CAR)
KALINGA
• Basketry
Labba- is a bowl-shaped basket made
from rattan, with sizes that vary from 20-150
cm in diameter.

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATICE REGION(CAR)
KALINGA
• Tattooing
Wang-Od is the last “mambabatok” or
traditional Kalinga tattoo artist

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATICE REGION(CAR)
IFUGAO – natives of the Cordillera
• Sculpture
bul’ul- is a wooden sculpture that represents the rice
granary spirits . It is used in rituals that are performed to
call the ancestors to protect their rice fields from pestilence
and to ask for an abundant harvest.
Lingling-o or dinumug- the amulets of the ifugaos. These
are made from jade, gold, copper, bronze, stone and other
materials

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATICE REGION(CAR)
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
• Textile
kadangyan- burial cloth woven by female
elders
wanes- the men’s traditional attire
lufid- the women use a short and narrow
wrap-around skirt
ginaspalawanes- type of belt married women of
Bontoc and Kankanay in a Northern Cordillera
ikat- the process of tying and dyeing the threads to
prepare the patterns before they are woven into
textile.

CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATICE REGION(CAR)
ABRA
• Textile
The Tingguians weave textiles for clothes and
blankets. They are noted for their white textiles with
horizontal stripes found in the edges ( like those in
bankudo or wrap-around skirt ) or vertical stripes in
the center ( like those found in the balwasi or female
blouse).

Get ½ crosswise for the short quiz.

2. It is a hand weaving technique of the
Ilocanos that is produced using traditional
wooden looms.

3. It is an unglazed earthen jar with small
opening.

4. This is the southern Kalinga women wear
the wrap-around skirt or tapis.

5. An ordinary woman’s skirt covering the
body from waist to feet.

6. It is a bowl-shaped basket made from
rattan, with sizes that vary from 20-150 cm
in diameter.

7. The last “mambabatok” or traditional
Kalinga tattoo artist.

8. It is a wooden sculpture that represents
the rice granary spirits.

9. The amulets of the ifugaos. These are
made from jade, gold, copper, bronze,
and other materials

10. A burial cloth woven by female elders

11. The men’s traditional attire

12. The women use a short and narrow
wrap-around skirt

13. Type of belt married women of Bontoc
and Kankanay in a
Northern Cordillera

14. The process of tying and dyeing the
threads to prepare the patterns before
are woven into textile.

15. They weave textiles for clothes and
blankets. They are noted for their white
textiles

ASSIGNMENT:
In a short bondpaper.
Identify the similarities and differences of the
following textiles based on the designs and
materials used. Write your observations in a
venn diagram.
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ARTS AND CRAFTS OF CAGAYAN VALLEY
AND CENTRAL LUZON

CAGAYAN VALLEY
BATANES
• Textile
Vakul is a head gear used by the Ivatan women
to protect them from the heat of the sun and the
rain.

CAGAYAN VALLEY
ISABELA
Isabela is one of the largest provinces in the
Philippines located in Cagayan Valley region.
Tumauini Church is a Roman Catholic Parish of San
Matias Apostol.

CAGAYAN VALLEY
NUEVA VISCAYA
BAKWAT- a belt used by the mothers after giving
birth.

CENTRAL LUZON
BULACAN
SINGKABAN- is the local term for bamboo
arches designed with kayas or woodshaving.
Meycauayan, Bulacan is known for its jewelry
industry.
Jeweler is a person who makes, repairs, or sells
jewelry; traces jewelry designs to the metal; cuts,
bonds and shapes it to form jewelry pieces.

CENTRAL LUZON
PAMPANGA
Pampanga is known for its giant lanterns or
parol. Its special feature is its dancing lights in
several shapes, and colors that form intricate
geometric patterns.

CENTRAL LUZON
ZAMBALES, NUEVA ECIJA AND BATAAN
Famous Architectural Landmarks
1. Spanish Gate- is one of the historic landmarks
located in Olongapo City, Zambales. It was built in
1885.

CENTRAL LUZON
ZAMBALES, NUEVA ECIJA AND BATAAN
Famous Architectural Landmarks
2. The San Andres Apostol Parish Church of Masinloc,
Zambales is known for the use of coral stones instead
of adobe. It was founded by the Augustinian
Recollects in 1607.

CENTRAL LUZON
ZAMBALES, NUEVA ECIJA AND BATAAN
Famous Architectural Landmarks
3. The Parish of The Three Kings in Gapan City is one
of the biggest and the oldest churches in Nueva Ecija.
This Roman Catholic Church was built in 1800’s.

CENTRAL LUZON
ZAMBALES, NUEVA ECIJA AND BATAAN
Famous Architectural Landmarks
4. Abucay Church or the Saint Dominic De Guzman Parish
Church, established in 1587 and administered in 1588 by
the Dominicans, is an example is an example of
Renaissance architecture because of its vertically single- or
double- divided columns, and triangular pediments.

ARTS AND CRAFTS OF CALABARZON
AND BICOL REGION

LAGUNA
• CARVING
Paete – “ Woodcarving capital of the
Philippines”. The local term for carving is ukit.

RIZAL PROVINCE
Angono in Rizal province is considered as the “art
capital of the Philippines” because of the town’s rich
artistic expressions that include music, painting,
sculptures, and folk arts.
Higantes – are big papier mache figures of humans
that represent farmers and fishermen.

TAAL, BATANGAS
Calado- the burda is painstakingly made by three
groups of people- the designer, the embroiderer, and
the cutter.
balisong is also known as a butterfly knife.
Batangas is considered as the “Balisong Capital of
the Philippines”.

QUEZON
The town of Lucban is famous for the Pahiyas
Festival celebrated on the 15th of May to honor San
Isidro Labrador, the patron saint of farmers.

BICOL REGION
The abundance of these natural fibers ( abaca and
raffia fibers ) in the region allowed the Bicolanos to
excel in weaving. Their motifs are simple yet very
colorful when compared to those of the Northern
Luzon cultural communities.

Get ½ crosswise for the short quiz.

1. A head gear used by the Ivatan women
to protect them from the heat of the sun
and the rain.

2. It is one of the largest provinces in the
Philippines located in Cagayan Valley

3. It is a Roman Catholic Parish of San
Matias Apostol.

4. It is a belt used by the mothers after
giving birth.

5. It is the local term for bamboo arches
designed with kayas or woodshaving.

6. A person who makes, repairs, or sells
jewelry; traces jewelry designs to the metal;
cuts, bonds and shapes it to form jewelry
pieces.

7. It is known for its giant lanterns or
parol

8. The local term for carving .

9. These are big papier mache figures of
humans that represent farmers and
fishermen.

10. Also known as a butterfly knife.

ASSIGNMENT :
ART OF PAPER CUTTING
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