GE ELEC Ang Hagabi ay isang upuang kahoy ng mga Ifugao na

sumisimbolo sa panlipunang katayuan ng isang

Indigenous Arts mamamayan. Ito ay nagpapakita ng yaman at
kapangyarihan ng may-ari nito na kadalasan ay isang 
Kadanagyan o isang taong nabibilang sa mataas na
Ancient and pre-Spanish Era- It is believed that the
antas sa lipunan. Ito ay sa kadahilanang tanging ang
first inhabitants of the Philippines arrived over many
mga mayayaman lamang ang may kakayahang mag
thousands of years ago. It is commonly thought that
pagawa nito kasama na ang ritwal na ipinagdiriwang sa
they migrated over a land bridge, which existed at that
oras na matapos ang pagbubuo nito. 
time, from the Asian mainland. 
Ang hagabi ay isang upuang kahoy na gawa sa narra o
The next known inhabitation is when the Negrito or ipil.
Aeta arrived in the islands. However, they were driven
back by several waves of immigrants from Indonesia, “ginulgulding” o kambing
only to be followed by the maritime peoples of the
Malayan islands Sa kasalukuyan ang hagabi ay may iba't iba nang anyo
ang isang dulo nito na tinatawag na ngiwi ay kagaya na
ng ulo ng isang hayop na may mahabang ilong at
  dalawang malalaking tainga. 
Philippine Indigenous Arts 
Sculpture /Carving  Torogan -, ancestral home of Maranao Sultan or Datu. 
Pottery 
Weaving  One of the richest survivors of Philippine pre-Spanish
Physical ornaments  art is Maranao decorative art, described by critics as
graceful and rhythmical.
Sculpture - a three-dimensional artwork by shaping or
combining hard materials, typically stone such as The floorbeams of the houses project beyond the walls,
marble, metal, glass, or wood, or plastic materials such and the ends or panolong, such as the
as clay, textiles, polymers and softer metals. Carving is decorative figure, are carved and multicolored. 
one of the techniques used in sculpture. 
The Panolong is a carved end beam of the Torogon. 
Bul-ul - are carved Anito figures of the Ifugaos: these
represent their ancestral spirit and granary gods. 
Pottery - first shaped of wet clay, then hardened by
baking. Pottery includes both decorative and practical
SEATED IFUGAO  items such as bowls, vases, dishes, and lamps 
"BULUL" AT THE CONCLUSION OF THE ANNUAL IFUGAO
HARVEST RITUAL  "BULULS" PLACED IN RICE Pottery in the Philippines varies in forms and functions.
GRANARIES ARE CONSIDERED GUARDIANS OF THE The forms of the pots are directly influenced by the
HARVEST. functions of the pots and the tradition of the
community/local area. 
Ifugao sculpture 

Sarimanok - Shown above are the most well-known of Palayok 

the old designs, the sarimanok. The figure represents a
fowl with wings, feathered tail, and a head decorated Manunggul Jar- Ang Tapayan sa Manunggul ay isang
with ornaments of scrolled and painted motif of leaves, banga na ginamit sa paglilibing ng mga sinaunang tao sa
spirals, and feather-like forms. It usually stands on a fish Palawan noong 890-710 BK. Ang banga ay ukol sa
and another one hangs from its beak. The wooden sekondaryang paglilibing kaya mga buto lamang ng
figure, usually perched atop a bamboo pole, stands yumao ang laman nito. Itinuturing itong Pambansang
among decorative flags during weddings and other Kayamanan ng Pilipinas at makikita rin sa likod ng 1000
festive occasions.  libo na salapi. 
• The Manunggul Jar is a National Treasure of the BONTOC WARRIOR'S RITUAL "BOAYA" HEAD HUNTING
Philippines. A secondary burial jar, it is designated item NECKLACE: SHELL, BOAR TUSK, RATTAN, FIBERAND
64-MO-74 in the National Museum of the Philippines, BONE 
Manila. The jar was found in Chamber A of the Tabon
Cave, one of the Manunggul caves in Palawan. The jar is Physical ornamentation categorized to three areas
dated from about 2800 years before the present. It was specifically the use of traditional costumes textile,
found by Robert Fox and Miguel Santiago.  jewelries and tattoos.

Designs vary depending on the location, users and

function of the ornaments.
Leta-leta Cave, Langen Island,  El Nido, Palawan was
excavated in 1965 by Dr. Robert Fox. Leta-leta Cave is Bawisak earrings 
an important burial site belonging to the Late 
Neolithic Period where an assemblage of stone and -Traditional Ifugao tribe (Northern Luzon, Philippines)
shell artifacts associated with sophisticated pottery and bead and shell bawisak earrings. 
nephrite adzes and axes were recovered. Other The bottom shell representing butterflies or a certain
materials include stone ornaments and shell beads.  item of male generative anatomy. 

Weaving - make cloth and other objects. Threads or IFUGAO: WARRIOR'S 

strands of material are passed under and over each
other.  SILVER "LINGLINGO" 
Weaving in the Philippines has different forms,
The B'laan are one of the indigenous peoples of
functions and materials. They also vary in design and
Southern Mindanao in The Philippines. 
techniques used.
Common forms of weaving in the Philippines are in the They are famous for their brassworks, beadwork and
form of hats, mats, bags, baskets and textiles (clothes t'nalak weave.
and blankets). 
KALINGA - The Kalinga "peacocks of the north" 
A malong the Maranaos call their ornamental design because of their attention to appearance and dressing.
okir, a general term for both the scroll and the Kalinga is a landlocked province of northern Cordillera,
geometric form.  Philippines.
Kalinga means enemy
Okir a datu (gentlemen's design). The scroll is the
 
dominant feature in the men's work composed of
T'BOLI 
various spiral forms. In contrasts, the zigzag and angular
forms are the dominating motifs in women's geometric
The T'boli - is famous for their
art - okir a bay (ladies' design). 
complicated beadwork, wonderful woven fabrics and
beautiful brass ornaments. 
•The most popular of all the malong styles is the
landap.
The Bagobo are proud people with proto Malayan
features. 
Which is either dominantly red, yellow, green, blue, or
violet. Red is the favorite color along with yellow; these -They have ornate traditions in weaponry and other
colors stand for royalty or aristocracy. Often, men wear metal arts. 
the red landap and the women, the yellow.  -They are noted for their skill in producing brass articles
through the ancient lost- wax process. 
Physical Ornaments  -These people also weave abacca cloths of earth tones
and make baskets that are trimmed with beads, fibers
BONTOC, IFUAGO, AND KALINGA TRIBAL TEXTILES WITH and horse's hair.
A VARIETY OF SILVER AND BRASS "LINGLINGO"
FERTILITY CHARMS 
Pina Liniwan - or washout, only lifts away from the leaf
after vigorous scraping. It is much finer and used
Piña” fiber is extracted from the leaves of a for weaving fabric.
pineapple plant.
The green epidermal layer is washed away from
Scientific name is ananas comosus. The fibers are the fibres, leaving behind white, opaque threads.
ivory-white in color and naturally glossy.

The cloth is translucent, soft and fine with high

luster. The pagpisi and pagpanug-ot involve hand
knotting and trimming individual fibres to create
Fiber is often blended with cotton, abaca, silk, or one long, seamless filament. The filament is warped
polyester and spun onto spools during

Piña fabric is hand loomed by only a few weavers, it Pagtalinyas - when it’s not being manipulated, the
is very precious and scarce, which also makes loose fibres are mixed with sand to prevent them
it expensive from tangling.

The final stage is Paghaboe - involves weaving the

cloth on an upright two-treadle loom.
The piña fiber is used mainly for the Barong
The national dress of the Philippines. Piña cloth can
Tagalog, also for wedding dresses and other
be finished with traditional Filipina hand embroidery,
traditional Philippine formal dress.
called calado.
It is also used for table linens, mats, bags and other
clothing items. Because it is lightweight but stiff,
this sheer fabric can be used in any creative design.

Piña’s name comes from the Spanish word “piña”

which literally means pineapple.

Spanish Red or Native Philippine Red pineapple

variety takes about 18 months to reach maturity.

They thrive best in open fields with sandy clay soil.

The pineapple plant grows spiny leaves up to two

meters in length. After about a year from
planting, three to five leaves are cut from each
plant.

The process of piña weaving is completed in five

stages.

First step, pagkigue, mature pineapple leaves are

harvested and stripped of their outer coating by
scraping them with a blunt instrument (a coconut
shell or broke ceramic plate)

Two grades of fibre

Bastos - strong and course and usually reserved

for making string or twine.