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2. Vigan
considered as the
“Intramuros of the
North” retains the
Spanish Colonial
Architecture along
its narrow and
cobble-stoned
streets known as
Calle Crisologo.

3. Inabel
Is a hand weaving
technique of the Ilocanos
that is produced using
traditional wooden
looms. The different
designs represent
different meanings. The
Inabel designs are
inspired by natural
elements:patterns that
depicts different
landforms,colors of the
flowers and vegetation.

4. Burnay
is unglazed earthen
jar with small opening. It is
used for storage for water
and rice grains and as
container for salt, brown
sugar, basi (local wine) and
bagoong (fermented fish).
The potters mixed
fine gravel sand and ashes
and fire the clay to make
burnay heavy and sturdy.

5. The arts and crafts
of Pangasinan
include the
smoothly woven
Bolinao mats
made from Buri or
Raffia leaves and
the Bamboo crafts
(baskets,
furnitures)of San
Carlos.

6. The natives of
Kalinga are skilled
weavers. One of
their finest
products is their
textile, which is
characterized by
red stripes, white,
yellow and black
geometrical
pattern.

7. Kain – A rap-around
skirt or tapis worn by
Kalinga women which
reaches below the
knee. The colors used
in their textiles have
cultural meanings:
Red- bravery; Black –
for the soil or land;
white - for the flowers
of the coffee trees;
Yellow – for the sand;
Green - for the
mountains.

8. It shows the
Kalinga’s fine
craftmanship.
The labba is a
bowl-shaped
basket made
from rattan, with
sizes from 20 to
150 cm.in
diameter.

9. another form of
art of the Kalinga. It also
signifies a rite of passage
from youth to adulthood,
a mark of heroism and
bravery of one’s status in
the community.
Whang-od is the
last “mambabatok” or
traditional Kalinga tattoo
artist. She uses a mixture
of charcoal and water
that is tapped on the skin
using the thorn end.

10. Ifugao -means “natives of
Cordillera”.
Bul’ul wooden sculpture
that represents the rice
granary spirit. It is used
in rituals that are
performed to call the
ancestors to protect
their rice fields. These
are dipped in the blood
of pigs during a ritual
called tunod means
“planting the seedlings in
the soil”.

11. Lingling-o or
dinumug – made
from jade, gold,
copper, bronze,
stone and other
materials. These
are fertility
symbols worn
around the neck.

12. Textile
The province known for
their burial cloth,
Kadangyan, woven by
the female elders.
Kabayan mummies
declared as the
National Cultural
Treasure of the
Philippines.

13. People of Bontoc also a
skilled weavers. Men’s
traditional attire called
wanes.
Lufid- short and narrow
wrap-around skirt worn
by women. Motifs include
the geometric shape of
humans, lizard,
mountains, rains and
flowers.Ginaspala wanes
belt worn by married
women of Bontoc and
Kankanaey.

14. Native of Bontoc create
their textile patterns
through the ikat-a
weaving method.
Process of tying and
dyeing the threads to
prepare the patterns
before they are woven
into textile.

15. Abra
The Tingguians
weave textiles for
cloths and blankets.
They are noted for
their white textiles
and horizontal stripes
found in the edges. Or
vertical stripes in the
center.

16. Identify the difference
and similarities of the
following textiles based
on the materials and
designs used. Write your
observation on a Venn
Diagram
Cordillera textile pattern
Ilocos textile pattern
Ilocos
textile
Cordillera
textile
Similarities and
idfferences