Philippine Art Flashcards
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_ refers to the artistic creations of our ancestors long before the Spaniards came to the Philippines.
Philippine Art
Some indigenous tribes already had their own alphabet, their own way of weaving clothes, blankets, and mats.
They already knew how to make different baskets, and hats, and walling and roofing materials for their homes.
Our ancestors had dug out gold from the mines that they made into pieces of jewelry, and silver, too, that they melted and molded intro special wares for food, garments, ornaments, musical instruments, and weapons, like axes, spears, and cannons; and for their livelihood, implements for farming, fishing, and the like.
Okay
Although some of our tribes came from _ and _, their trading relations with the _ and _ proved that they had created their own native art.
Malaysia;
Indonesia;
Chinese;
Arabs
_ have been developed by our ancestors who had derived livelihood from such artistic endeavors. Arts native to these indigenous communities are so interesting and awe-inspiring, that they draw crowds.
Native arts
T’boli woven clothes and beads
Tausug’s vintas
Marawi bronze tools and instruments
Buri mats, hats, and baskets from Samar and Leyte
Marble tiles, tables, and décor items from Romblon
Bacolod, Negros masks
Marinduque Moriones masks
Piña/ramie textiles, handkerchiefs, tablecloths from Batangas and Laguna
Abaca rope, bag, carpet, and décor items from Bicol
Pahiyas in Lucban,Quezon
Shoes, slippers, and bags from Liliw, Laguna and Marikina City
Images, décor items, wooden shoes, and taka from Paete, Laguna
Native Arts
Pots and jars from Pasig, Rizal
Giant puppets from Angono, Rizal
Front window grills, gates and décor items from shops in Manila
Glass frames from shops in Manila
Doormats and flower pots made of recycled rubber tires from Tondo, Manila
New Year’s trumpets and hats from Tondo, Manila
Carved images and religious statues from Tayuman, Manila
Bamboo chairs, tables, cabinets from Bulacan
Carved furnitures from Betis, Pampanga
Giant lanterns from San Fernando, Pampanga
Ifugao-Bontoc carved décor items and woven cloth
Burnayan jars and pots from Ilocos
Native Arts
In preserved ancient arts:
Functional: Palayok, Banga, Tapayan, Burnay pottery
Pottery
In preserved ancient arts:
Weaving:
_ is from Ilocos
_ is from T’boli
Abel;
T’nalak
In preserve ancient arts:
_ are anito figures of Cordillera
Bulol
In preserved ancient arts:
_ designs are from the Tausug and Maranao
Okir-a-datu
In preserved ancient arts:
Examples of Okir-a-datu designs are: _, _, and _.
Sarimanok
Naga
Pako Rabong
The Cordillera groups carve anito figures called _ which double as ancestral spirits and granary gods.
bulol
_ are often found in pairs to signify the value of fertility. Human and animal motifs are also integrated into parts of houses such as door posts, as well as household objects such as bowls, forks and spoons.
Bulol
The _ carved in wood, simply varnished or painted in many colors (it is also executed in brass), is the stylized design of a bird holding a fish in its beak or standing on a base in the shape of fish.
Sarimanok
The _ has the form of an elaborate mythical serpent with a vigorous S-curve and numerous curvilinear motifs to suggest its scales.
naga
The _ is a stylized growing fern with a broad base gracefully tapering upwards.
pako rabong
The sarimanok and naga are found in the _, the extended floor beam of the torogan or the large Sultan’s house, and it its interior beams and posts.
panolong
_ is a large Sultan’s house.
Torogan
_, another ancient art, began as amulets and charms to ward off evil spirits or to give supernatural powers to the wearer. It was only later that is assumed a purely ornamental character.
Jewelry
_ is one cause of indigenous culture
Isolation
It was already in _ when the age of contact, a period of trading relations with China, Indonesia, India, Vietnam, and Thailand flourished.
500-1400 A.D.
A system of sociopolitical unit ruled by a _ was established in Mindanao’s seashore settlements, or by an elder or a council of elders as in Cordillera and other mountain tribes
datu or rajah
Introduction of _ and mosques in major settlements by Indian, Indonesian, and Malaysian traders
Muslim faith
When the first Holy Mass was held in _, the tribal queen adored so much the Sto. Niño had given her by Magellan.
Limasawa
