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LEADER:
Athalia Shem Barcala

MEMBERS:
Hailie Nicole Gracilla
Gwen K. Gonzales
Princess Euri Santos
Rhian Kailey Guevarra
Tan Minka Hayley
Kean Barit
Josef Resco
James Arthur Agustines

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*The Aetas from "Mount Pinatubo" are known for their indigenous ways of making baskets and bilao, made of rattan and other indigenous materials from their mountains.

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ARTS AND CRAFTS OF SOUTHERN LUZON TAGALOG

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ARTS AND CRAFTS OF SOUTHERN LUZON TAGALOG

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*The Slipper Industry is a growing business in the community of Gapan City.

*The "Novo Ecijanos", metal, raccan and other wooden industries are becoming part of the local folk arts and livelihood

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Vests are worn by Ivatan men farmers.Vakul and Vest are made from the leaves of vuyavuy,a tree endemic to batanes.

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The IVATANS are a Filipino ethnolinguistic group predominant in the Islands of Batanes of the Philippines.

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Loom weaving industry is a tradition of craftsmanship passed on from generation to generation in the province of abra

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The women used a short and narrow wrap-around skirt is called lufid,which extends from the navel to the knees and has a side opening.

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Gaddang comes from the word ga meaning "HEAT'' and dang meaning "BURNED". Bakwat belt used by mothers after giving birth. This cloth is usually made of white with beads as accents and patterns of rivers and mountains.

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The province is located in the North Central Luzon in Region 02. It is Bounded By three mountain ranges covered with forest and grasslands, namely the Sierra Madre on the east, the Cordillera on the west and the Caraballo on the South.

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Vakul is a headgear worn by women in Batanes Philippines made of fiber derived from a locally-grown palm tree called vuyavuy or voyavoy.Locals use these to protect themselves from the sun and rain especially when they are farming.

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House of Dakay is said to be the oldest stone house existing in Batanes and considered as a UNESCO Heritage Building. Located in the town of San Jose de Ivana in Batan Island, the structure has remained intact over the years.

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The people living in Batanes Group of Islands are called Ivatans.

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The oldest ilocano tradition that they have inherited from their ancestors.Until now it is still very much practiced in the Ilocos Region,Cagayan,Isabela and Cordillera.

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Declared as a National Cultural Treasure by the Philippine Government in 1973 and a UNESCO World Heritage Site under the collective group of baroque Churches of the Philippines in 1993

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* Vigan "Intramuros of the North", retains the spanish colonial architecture along its narrow and cobble stoned streets known as "calle crisologo".

* It's both of process and the product of planning,designing,and constructing buildings and other physical structures.Architecture works are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art.

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The longest  and largest river in the country is also named after this palce--Rio Grande de Cagayan River or Cagayan River.Batanes,Cagayan,Isa b ela,Nueva Viscaya,and Quirino are the provinces in Cagayan Valley.

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Cagayan Valley is the second largest region on the Philippines in terms of land area.Recent archeological findings show that is in Cagayan Valley that the earliest human in the Philippines.

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Liliw is well-known as the “Shoe Capital of Laguna” and many tourists even from Manila come here to shop for affordable but high-quality footwear. Aside from "footwear shopping," Liliw is also known for its cold springs that flow from Mt. Banahaw through a river.

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The town of Lumban is known for handcrafted and embroidered barong Tagalogs. The highly acclaimed Lumban style of embroidery, locally known as "Burdang Lumban, "dramatically adds character to each barong that we produce.

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A weaving method that is a process of typing and dyeing the threads before weaving.

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Married women of  Bontoc wear a type of belt known as ginaspala wane.This belt is composed of unbroken zigzag woven patterns or a double laced motif.

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The people from Bontoc are known for their skill in the art of basket making .  It is either a bamboo or rattan-made everyday basket hat worn by men that commonly servers as a container for their matches, tobacco, leaves, lime, beetle nut for chewing, etc.

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It is considered as the "Balisong" Capital of the Philipines and
it is also known as the "butterfly knife". The Batangeños take pride on their art of making balisong, a knife that can be folded like a fan the comes from various sizes and designs.

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The men's traditional attire the G-STRING long strips of handwoven loin cloth is called wanes.

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Batangas City is the largest and capital city of the Province of Batangas, Philippines. The city is also known as the “Industrial Port City of CALABARZON” and is currently classified as one of the fastest urbanizing cities in the Philipines

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The people in this place are using, as part of their cultural rite, techniques that are somehow similar to the mummification used by the Egyptians. The humid air and atmosphere in this place are vital and helpful in preserving the bodies. These bodies are called the "fire mummie s" and many more names.

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*In "Mount Samat" Bataan, a sculptured 302ft. memorial cross known as "Dambana ng Kagitingan" has been created.

*This is an honour of the heroism of the brave men who walked from Bataan to Garlac during World War 2 also known as "Bataan Death March".

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Kiping is a traditional Filipino leaf-shaped wafer made from glutinous rice. It originates from the city of Lucban, Quezon. It is celebrated annually in the Pahiyas Festiva l.

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The Kadangyan burial cloth is a popular kind of texttile in Mountain Province. It is a status symbol for the rich families in this area. During the early times, only the grandmothers are allowed to weave such clothing.The Bontocs are also skillful weavers. Their fabrics are used for blankets and clothing. They called Galoy (pronounced as Galey).

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Often called Quezon Province to distinguish it from Quezon City, Quezon is a province in Calabarzon which is rich in culture and nature. It has a bad reputation as a rainforest backwater along the highway to Bicol, but its festivals, hidden beaches, and historical monuments are things worth visiting.

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The weaving of Buntal straw locally known as paglalala originated in Baliuag,Bulacan in early 1900s.It is a traditional straw hat from the Philippines the straw is obtained from leaves of the talipot palm.During the early times,young and old women from San Ildefonso,Bulacan were making these hats as part of their folk arts and livelihood.

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Taal, Batangas is known for its embroidered, pinya fabric made from pineapple fibers called callado. The silky but delicate fibers of pineapple are woven into a costly fabric for Barong Tagalog.

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It is a local tradition of cutting small, intricate designs on delicate Japanese paper as pastillas wrappers. Some designs reflects the Filipinotradition such as Bayanihan,Litsunan,Tinikling,Palo sebo and other pinoy culture and tradition.Wrappers are cut with varied linear,curvilinear,and geometric designs that lend with the colors of the paper.

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It is a province in the Philippines situated in the cordillera administrative occupying the northern-section of luzon. Its capital is the municipality of bangued. It is also known as the "natural dye capital in the Philippines".

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The people of Bulacan are rich in creativity.It is used as a welcome signage of a town, city or village in the country. Singkaban is a local term for arches made of Bamboos with elaborate designs called kayas.It is widely used as decoration during town fiestas in Bulacan. In the celebration, Singkaban also refers to “Sining at Kalinangan ng Bulacan”

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Bulul, also known as bul-ul or tinagtaggu, is a carved wooden figure used to guard the rice crop by the Ifugao

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Multiple pieces of ling-ling-o of the hubong/uvong type are strong together y the Ifugao to form a necklace.It is worn by both Ifugao men and women

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Hipag amulets are miniature wood carvings of animals such as dogs, pigs, chicken or duck. These images were carved from wood from the village's forests. Amongst Ifugaos, amulets were sometimes also used as ritual paraphernalia and then kept in rice ritual boxes.

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The Bontocs are also skillful weavers. Their fabrics are used for blankets and clothing. They called Galoy (pronounced as Galey).

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It is a prior to the Spaniards' colonization, this place is known for canon-making. It was in Barasoain Church in Malolos, Bulacan where the first written constitution in Asia was adopted. This province is known for so many historical events.

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It is internationally known for its
art of making dazzling Christmas lanterns
or locally known as the Pampanga parol.
These big lanterns have many lights,
geometric shapes, and colors. They are
used to adorn houses, buildings, parks,
and streets especially during Christmas
season. It has been part of their culture and
artistic expression.

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Abaca and Raffia are abundant in their natural resources. These promoted them to maximize their local materials into traditional and century-old folk art techniques like paghahabi in the town of Buhi. Their weaving includes garments mosquito nets, and blankets.

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It is located at the center of the Cordillera mountains, a home for the Ibalois and it’s capital is Bontoc. This province is known for hanging coffins and mummified bodies.

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Bicolanos are popular for their exemplary skills in the art of basketry, slipper making, bag making, and other modern decorative crafts.

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Angono in Rizal was known as the “Arts Town in the Philippines” because of the town's rich artistic expression that include music, painting, sculpting, and folk arts.

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It is a secular celebration initiated by the Municipality of

Angono to give thanks to its patron Saint Clement.
Higantes were representation of hacienderos during the Spanish Colonial period. The higantes measures between 7 to 10 feet. These are peraded on the 22nd and 23rd of November.

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It is a paper mache technique.

Taka refers to papier-mâché made using carved wooden sculpture used as a mold. The craft originated in the town of Paete, Laguna in the Philippines

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Paete, one of the province in Laguna, is famous for their woodcarving and is considered as the "Woodcarving Capital of the Philippines".

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Its capital is the city of Legazpi, the regional center of the whole Bicol Region, which is located in the southern foothill of Mayon Volcano. Albay. Province.

According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 209,533. ... Legazpi is the regional center and largest city of the Bicol Region, in terms of population.

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·Whang-Od Oggay is the last "mambabatok" or traditional Kalinga tattoo artist from Buscalan, Tinglayan and Kalinga.
·She uses a mixture of charcoal and water that is tapped onto skin through a torn end.
·Tattooing is another form of art of the Kalingas because it usually covers the chest and arms considering it as clothing or decoration.

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·The basket of Kalinga shows their fine craftsmanship.
·The labba is a bowl-shaped basket made from rattan with sizes that vary from 20 to 150 cm in diameter.

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They wear the wrap-around skirt or tapis called KAIN,which reaches below the knee.It is worn below the abdomen,and when they walk,one of thighs is exposed.

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They wear SAYA, an ordinary woman's skirt covering the  body from waist to feet.

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The colors used in their textile have cultural meanings:
RED      -   BRAVERY
BLACK -   SOIL OR LAND
WHITE -   FLOWERS OF THE COFFEE TREE
YELLOW - FOR THE SAND
GREEN -   MOUNTAINS

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The people of Kalinga are also known as skilled and great weavers. This is one of the KALINGA's finest products which is characterized by red stripes, yellow and black geometrical patterns.

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It symbolizes abundance. It is narrow at the base and gradually widens at the mouth. It is usually strapped at the woman's head and used to carry loads of root crops, vegetables, and fruits.

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People lives in Benguet province are commonly known as Igorots. But the term is politically corrected as Cordillerans. They are hillside dwellers and they has ingenuity, skill, and greatness in sculpting.

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It is a highland province of the Philippines located in the southern tip of the Cordillera Administrative Region in the island of Luzon. Its capital its La Trinidad.

It is also known as the "Salad Bowl of the Philippines" because of its large production of upland vegetables.

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Philippine baskets are constructed from bamboo and rattan and often a combination of the two. Plaiting and twining produces a wide range of sizes and forms.

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The arts and crafts of Pangasinan include the smoothly woven made from buri, or raffia leaves of San Carlos.

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Ifugao is the term means “people from the hills”. The ifugao women usually weave a loincloth utilizing the tie.

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It is the third biggest province in located at the northern end of the Central Luzon plain and its shores form a lap for Lingayen Gulf.

It is derived its name from salt or "asin". PanagASINan means "where salt is made" came to be its name.

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It is an unglazed earthenware jar. It is also known as tapayan or banga, it has a dark color because the clay is burnt before it is molded. Burnay is used for storage of water, rice, grains, basi(sugarcane wine), and condiments like salt and bagoong(fish paste).

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The Ilocos Region is known for Inabel Fabrics simply means "handwoven cloth".This special is made from cotton that underwent the process of BINATBATAN which means separating cotton balls from seeds of the local fruit tree kapasanglay.

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*The Ilocanos are among the largest ethno - linguistic groups in the country.

*Majority of them are living in LA Union, Abra, Isabela, and in other parts of the country.

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It was the largest region in the Philippines in terms of both land area and population. Quezon City was the designated regional center.

Southern Tagalog, designated as Region IV, was an administrative region in the Philippines that comprised the current regions of Calabarzon and Mimaropa, the province of Aurora of Central Luzon, and several cities of Metro Manila.