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This is a popular Bulakenyo’s way of decorating using leaf fronds folding which has a Malayan origin.

• Origami

• Bamboo Art.

• Puni (Bulacan)

• Saniculas (Pampanga)

It is a decorated bamboo arch to welcome signage of a town, city or village in the country.

• Packaging

• Saniculas (Pampanga)

• Singkaban (Malolos, Bulacan)

• Pabalat (San Miguel, Bulacan)

Taka refers to the paper maché using carved wooded sculpture used as a mold.

• Paper Maché.

• Taka (Paete, Laguna)

• Stitching.

• Pagbuburda (Taal, Batangas and Lumban, Laguna)

is from ori meaning “folding”, and kami means “paper”.

• Straw Folding.

• Bamboo Art.

• Origami

• Puni (Bulacan)

This is an artistic movement that seeks to take away unnecessary and leaving only the essential. The artworks that usually use this technique use a well selected material that is indispensable in art production

• Found Objects.

• Large-Scale Art.

• Minimalism.

• Medium

also called manila hemp, is extracted from the leaf sheath around the trunk of the abaca plant known scientifically as Musa textilis

• Dried leaves

• Abaca

• Plant seeds

• Cowrie shells

identified as a tree, is actually a kind of grass. Classified scientifically as a plant of the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae.

• Junk

• Dried leaves

• Bamboo or kawayan

• windowpane oyster

scientifically named Cypraea chinensi, measure about 2 centimeters each. They are often used in shell jewelry and shell craft work. They are popular for their vibrant color

• Rattan

• Plant seeds

• Cowrie shells or sigay

• Abaca

is a naturally renewable palm belonging to the subfamily Calamoideae of climbing palms. It is widely used as furniture, handicrafts, and building material.

• Coconut Shells

• Rattan

• Junk

• Abaca

Local art materials can be classified as

• b and c

• traditional

• non-traditional

• c only