4. • THE PHILIPPINE IS AN ARCHIPELAGO COMPOSED OF MORE THAN 7,000 ISLANDS,
MAKING IT ONE OF THE MOST GEOGRAPHICALLY DIVERSE COUNTRIES IN THE WORLD.
• THIS DIVERSITY CONTRIBUTES TO THE VARIED CULTURAL PRACTICES AND ARTISTIC
EXPRESSIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRIES.
• THE PHILIPPINES IS HOME TO NUMEROUS ETHNIC GROUPS, EACH WITH ITS OWN
DISTINCT CULTURE AND ARTISTIC TRADITIONS.
• FROM THE CORDILLERA MOUNTAINS OF LUZON TO THE INDIGENOUS TRIBES OF
MINDANAO, THE PHILIPPINES SHOWCASES A RICH TAPESTRY OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY.
5. • THE INDIGENOUS TRIBES OF THE PHILIPPINES HAVE PRESERVED THEIR UNIQUE
CULTURAL PRACTICES FOR GENERATIONS.
• EACH TRIBE HAS OWN LANGUAGE, CUSTOMS, RITUALS, AND ARTISTIC
EXPRESSIONS.
• FROM THE INTRICATELY WOVEN TEXTILES OF THE T’BOLI TRIBE TO INTRICATE
BASKETRY OF THE IFUGAO PEOPLE, THESE ETHIC GROUPS CONTRIBUTE TO THE
COUNTRY’S RICH ARTISTIC HERITAGE.
• THE DIVERSE CULTURAL LANDSCAPE OF THE PHILIPPINES IS A TESTAMENT TO THE
COUNTRY’S HISTORICAL AND GEOGRAPHICAL INFLUENCES, CREATING A VIBRANT
AND DYNAMIC ARTISTIC TRADITION.
6.
7. PRE-COLONIAL SCULPTURES AND TEXTILES
• WHAT IS SCULPTURE? SCULPTURES AND STATUES WERE CREATED TO DEPICT DEITIES AND
ANCESTORS, AND WERE USED IN CEREMONIES AND RITUALS.
• THESE ARTWORKS WERE SEEN AS A WAY TO COMMUNICATE AND CONNECT WITH THE SPIRITUAL
REALM.
• PRE-COLONIAL ARTS ALSO SERVED AS A FORM OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL EXPRESSION.
• TRADITIONAL DANCES AND MUSIC WERE PERFORMED DURING COMMUNITY GATHERINGS AND
CELEBRATIONS, SHOWCASING THE UNIQUE CULTURAL IDENTITY OF EACH ETHNIC GROUP.
• VISUAL ARTS SUCH AS PAINTINGS, TEXTILES, AND POTTERY WERE ALSO USED TO DEPICT DAILY LIFE,
MYTHOLOGIES, AND HISTORICAL EVENTS.
• STORYTELLING THROUGH ARTWORKS WAS ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT FUNCTION OF PRE-COLONIAL
ARTS.
• EPIC POEMS, CHANTS, AND FOLKLORE WERE REPRESENTED IN VISUAL ARTS, PASSING DOWN
NARRATIVES AND PRESERVING THE HISTORY AND HERITAGE OF THE COMMUNITY.
8. • THESE ARTISTIC EXPRESSIONS WERE DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE FILIPINO IDENTITY, REFLECTING THE
BELIEFS, TRADITIONS, AND VALUES OF THE INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.
• DESPITE THE INFLUENCES OF COLONIZATION, THE SIGNIFICANCE OF PRE-COLONIAL ARTS
REMAINS AN IMPORTANT PART OF FILIPINO CULTURE.
9. • THE PHILIPPINES HAS A RICH TRADITION OF TEXTILE ARTS, WITH VARIOUS
INDIGENOUS TRIBES SHOWCASING THEIR UNIQUE WEAVING
TECHNIQUES.
• THESE INTRICATE WEAVING PATTERNS AND FABRICS REFLECT THE
CULTURAL DIVERSITY AND CREATIVITY OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE.
TEXTILE ARTS
10. WEAVING TECHNIQUES
• INDIGENOUS TRIBES IN LUZON, MINDANAO, AND VISAYAS HAVE
DEVELOPED DISTINCT WEAVING TECHNIQUES PASSED DOWN THROUGH
GENERATIONS.
• THESE TECHNIQUES INVOLVE INTRICATE PATTERNS AND VIBRANT
COLORS CREATED USING TRADITIONAL LOOMS AND NATURAL DYES.
11. LUZON
• LUZON IS HOME TO VARIOUS WEAVING TRADITIONS, SUCH
AS THE INABEL WEAVING OF ILOCOS.
• THE ILOCANO PEOPLE USE TRADITIONAL LOOMS TO CREATE
THE INABEL FABRIC, WHICH FEATURES INTRICATE GEOMETRIC
PATTERNS AND RICH COLORS.
13. VISAYAS:
• - THE T’BOLI PEOPLE OF SOUTH COTABATO ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR T’NALAK
FABRIC, WOVEN FROM ABACA FIBERS.
• - T’NALAK FEATURES ELABORATE AND SYMBOLIC PATTERNS, REPRESENTING THE
T’BOLI PEOPLE’S SPIRITUALITY AND CULTURAL HERITAGE.
15. MINDANAO:
• MINDANAO IS KNOWN FOR ITS VIBRANT TEXTILE ARTS, SUCH AS THE
YAKAN WEAVING OF BASILAN.
• - THE YAKAN PEOPLE CREATE INTRICATE DESIGNS USING THE
TRADITIONAL BACKSTRAP LOOM, INCORPORATING BOLD COLORS AND
GEOMETRIC MOTIFS.
17. PRE-COLONIAL SCULPTURE AND CARVINGS
• PRE-COLONIAL PHILIPPINES HAD A RICH TRADITION OF SCULPTURE AND
CARVING, SHOWCASING THE SKILLS AND ARTISTRY OF INDIGENOUS
CRAFTSMEN.
1. IFUGAO SCULPTURE:
• - THE IFUGAO PEOPLE OF THE CORDILLERA REGION CREATED
THE BULUL, A WOODEN SCULPTURE REPRESENTING ANCESTRAL
SPIRITS AND DEITIES.
18. 2. BANAWE RICE TERRACES CARVINGS:
• THE BANAWE RICE TERRACES IN IFUGAO ALSO FEATURE INTRICATE WOOD
CARVINGS.
3. CRAFTSMANSHIP:
• - PRE-COLONIAL SCULPTORS AND CARVERS SHOWCASED EXCEPTIONAL
CRAFTSMANSHIP AND ATTENTION TO DETAIL.
• - THEY USED TRADITIONAL TOOLS, SUCH AS KNIVES AND CHISELS, TO
CAREFULLY CARVE INTRICATE DESIGNS INTO WOOD, STONE, AND OTHER
MATERIALS.
19. 4. PRESERVATION AND RECOGNITION:
• - THE CRAFTSMANSHIP OF PRE-COLONIAL SCULPTORS AND
CARVERS SHOULD BE CELEBRATED AND PRESERVED.
• - EFFORTS BY LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND CULTURAL
ORGANIZATIONS ARE UNDERWAY TO ENSURE THE CONTINUED
RECOGNITION AND CONSERVATION OF THESE ARTISTIC
TRADITIONS.
