This presentation is intended to give a glance of Philippine Arts and Crafts, for students' knowledge to ignite their interest towards indigenous crafts, an identity each locality own.

1. Brief Overview of Philippine
Arts and Crafts

2. Learning Objectives
At the end of this the topic, you should be able to:
1. Identify the different types of traditional Arts and
Crafts in the Philippines;
2. Make a presentation on any of the sub-topics of the
brief overview of Philippine Arts and Crafts; and
3. Develop a sense of hard work and craftsmanship
through a simple craft creation.

3. • Arts and Crafts in the Philippines refer to the various forms of the arts
that havedeveloped and accumulated in the Philippines from the
beginning of civilization in thecountry up to the present era.
• They reflect the range of artistic influences on the country'sculture,
including indigenous forms of the arts, and how these influences have
honed the country's arts
• The traditional arts in the Philippines encompass folk architecture,
maritime transport, weaving, carving, folk performing arts, folk
(oral) literature, folk graphic and plastic arts, ornament, textile,
or fiber art, pottery, and other artistic expressions of traditional
culture
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4. • Folk architecture in the Philippines differ significantly
per ethnic group, where thestructures can be made of
bamboo, wood, rock, coral, rattan, grass, and other
materials.
• These abodes can range from the hut-style bahay kubo
which utilizes vernacularmediums in construction, the
highland houses called bale that may have four to
eightsides, depending on the ethnic association
Folk Architecture

5. Daru Jambangan (Palace of lowers),
the royal residence of the ruler of
the Tausug
Bahay kubo-style Mabini
House
Dakay house, the oldest surviving
coral houses in the Philippines
still used today (c. 1887)
Bahay na bato houses in Intramuros,
Manila

6. • Maritime transport in the Philippines includes boat houses, boat-
making, and maritime traditions.
• These structures, traditionally made of wood chosen by elders and
craftsfolks, were used as the main vehicles of the people, connecting
one island to another, where the seas and rivers became the
people's roads.
• Although boats are believed to have been used in the archipelago for
thousands of years since the arrival of humans through water, the
earliest evidence of boat-making and the usage of boats in the
country continues to be dated as 320 AD through the carbon-dating
of the Butuan boats that are identified as remains of a gigantic
balangay
Maritime transport

7. A large karakoa outrigger warship, 1711 A balangay reconstruction
A paraw in Palawan An owong at Lake Sebu

8. • Weaving is an ancient art form that continue in the
Philippines today, with each ethnic group having
their distinct weaving techniques.
• The weaving arts are composed of basket weaving,
back-strap loom weaving, headgear weaving, fishnet
weaving, and other forms of weaving.
Weaving

9. • Expensive textiles are made
through the intricate and
difficult process called back-
strap looming.
• Fibers such as Cotton, abaca,
banana fiber, grass, and
palm fiber are used in the
Filipino weaving arts.
Cloth and mat weaving
Binakol T'nalak
A double ikat mat from Sulu

10. • The fine art of basket weaving in the
Philippines has developed intricate
designsand forms directed for specific
purposes such as harvesting, rice
storage, travel package,sword case, and
so on.
• The art is believed to have arrived in
the archipelago due to human
migration, where those at the north
were the first to learn the art form.
Basketry

11. The art of carving in the Philippines focuses on woodcarving and folk non-
clay sculptures.
Carving
Indigenous woodcarving is one of the most notable traditional arts in the
Philippines, with some crafts in various ethnic groups date back prior to
Hispanic arrival with perhaps the oldest surviving today are fragments of
a wooden boat dating to 320 AD.
Woodcarving

12. Bulul gods
Kulintang from Mindanao

13. • Stone carving is a priced art form in the Philippines,
even prior to the arrival of Western colonizers, as seen
in the stone likha and larauan or tao-tao crafts of the
natives.
• These items usually represents either an ancestor or a
deity who aids the spirit of a loved one to go into the
afterlife properly
Stone, ivory, and other carvings

14. Carved marbles from Romblon
Stone carvings at the facade of Miagao Church, world
heritagesite and a National Cultural Treasure

15. • tattooing,
• folk writing
• folk drawing and painting
Folk graphic and plastic arts

16. • The Philippines has numerous indigenous scripts collectively called as suyat,
each of which has their own forms and styles of calligraphy.
• Various ethno-linguistic groups in the Philippines prior to Spanish
colonization in the 16th century up to the independence era in the 21st
century have used the scripts with various mediums.
• By the end of colonialism, only four of the suyat scripts survived and
continue to be used by certain communities in everyday life.
Folk writing (calligraphy)

17. • Folk paintings, like folk drawings, are works of art that
usually include depictions of folk culture.
• Evidences suggest that the people of the archipelago
have been painting and glazing their potteries for
thousands of years.
• Pigments used in paintings range from gold, yellow,
reddish purple, green, white, blue-green, to blue.
Folk paintings

18. Ornament, textile, or fiber art includes a variety of fields, ranging
from hat_x0002_making, mask-making, accessory-making, to
ornamental metal crafts, and many others.
Ornament, textile, or fiber art
• Hat-making is a fine art in many communities throughout the country, with
the gourd-based tabungaw of Abra and Ilocos being one of the most prized.
• Indigenous Filipino hats were widely used in the daily lives of the people
until the 20th century when they were replaced by Western-style hats.
• They are currently worn during certain occasions, such as festivals, rituals,
or in theatre
Hat-making

19. • The art of mask creation is both an indigenous and imported tradition, as
certain communities have mask-making practices prior to colonization,
while some mask-making traditions were introduced through trade from
parts of Asia and the West.
• Today, these masks are worn mostly during festivals, Moriones Festival,
and MassKara Festival.
Mask creation
Accessories in the Philippines are almost always worn with their
respective combination of garments, with some being used as
accessories for houses, altars, and other objects.
Accessory making

20. The art of pottery, categorized into ceramic making, clay pot-making, and folk lay
sculpture, has long been a part of various cultures in the Philippines, with
evidence ointing to a pottery culture dating around 3,500 years ago. Important
pottery artifacts from the Philippines include the Manunggul Jar (890-710 BCE)
and the Maitum nthropomorphic pottery (5 BC-225 AD).
Pottery
Manunggul a National Cultural Treasure
Jar from Palawan (890–710 BC)
Maitum Anthropomorphic Burial Jar No. 13 (5 BC-370 AD),
a National Cultural Treasure

21. To be continued...