ARTS AND CRAFTS OF MINDANAO

It is a traditional Filipino tube skirt that is made of hand-woven or machine-made multicolored cotton cloth.

• Malong

• Takmun

• Sawal

It is a sacred cloth which is exchanged during marriages and used as a cover during births

• Takmun

• Malong

• T'nalak

It is the process of dyeing the fabric in which the yarns have been tie-dyed before weaving.

• Ikat

• T'nalak

• Takmun

They are known as “People of the Lake”.

• Bagobo

• Maranao

• Yakan

It is a square cloth used by the Yakan women as a head cover or as a belt.

• Badjulapi

• Seputangan

• Sawal

It is the most common material used by the ethno linguistic groups in Mindanao for weaving cloth

• Warp Yarn

• Dowels

• Abaca Fiber

It is the traditional tight-fitting trousers made of a Yakan fabric characterized by its vertical stripes design.

• Sawal

• Seputangan

• Pinalantupan

It is a traditional dance which demonstrates the various ways of wearing a malong and its uses.

• Cariñosa

• Singkil

• Kappa Malong-Malong

It is a wooden comb with colored glass beads

hanging from it, worn towards the back of the head.

• Hilot

• Suwatlmimotis

• Pegupaan

It is a hat worn to add elegance during the wedding of Yakans

• Saruk

• Pis

• Kandit