Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions

It belongs to Banana Family. Its fiber has a natural luster with colors ranging from pure white to ivory and dark brown.

• Coir

• Raffia

• Bakbak

• Pandan

• Abaca

It is used as a raw material in creating many products. It is used in construction, textile, musical instruments, weapons and many more.

• Bakbak

• Pandan

• Coir

• Bamboo

• Abaca

It is a tropical plant. It is processed and transformed into splints that are being used as raw material.

• Abaca

• Pandan

• Bakbak

• Coir

• Raffia

It is the outermost covering or leaf sheath of the abaca stalk. It is a flat thick durable sheath as twine or braided. The strong brown fiber used to make furniture.

• Raffia

• Abaca

• Pandan

• Bakbak

• Coir

It is a fiber extracted from unopened buri leaf in 3 stages. It is loom woven into fabrics or used as wall coverings, upholstery material, folding doors and window hangings.

• Abaca

• Raffia

• Coir

• Pandan

• Bakbak

It is a cylindrically shaped fibers. The supple ivory white strands are quite durable, pliable, and have good dyeing qualities.

• Pandan

• Raffia

• Buntal

• Bakbak

• Coir

It belongs to the palm family. There are different types of rattan palms, such as high or climbers, single stemmed or clustered rattan species.

• Rattan

• Buntal

• Nito

• Bamboo

• Tikog

It is the fibrous material surrounding the fruit of the coconut tree.

• Nito

• Tikog

• Bamboo

• Coir

• Rattan

It is extracted from the matured leaves of the buri palm. The fiber is durable and resistant to moisture.

• Buri

• Rattan

• Nito

• Bamboo

• Tikog

It is a plant belonging to fern family that grows abundantly in the hinterlands of Mindanao.

• Bamboo

• Nito

• Buntal

• Tikog

• Rattan