WorksheetsWho's that GAMABA AWARDEE?
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A Gamaba awardee in 2016 known for her “ikat” weaving which refers to the dyeing technique used to create the designs on the fabric.
Yabing Masalon Dulo
Estelita Bantilan
Haja Amina Appi
Darhata Sawabi
A Gamaba awardee known with the skill of transmitting epic chants of Iloilo.
Salinta Monon
Federico Caballero
Samoan Sulaiman
Masino Intaray
A Gamaba awardee who is considered an outstanding master of the basal, kulilal and bagit.
Ginaw Bilog
Alonzo Scalag
Masino Inataray
Samoan Sulaiman
A Gamaba awardee in 1993 from Maguindanao who is excellent in the art of kutyapi playing.
Uwang Ahadas
Federico Caballero
Samoan Sulaiman
Eduardo Mutuc
A Gamaba awardee in 2004 from Pampanga who was recognized for reviving the Spanish colonial-era craft of Plateria.
Uwang Ahadas
Federico Caballero
Samoan Sulaiman
Eduardo Mutuc
She is known for the “pis syabit” weaving which refers to the the prized handwoven cloth of the Tausugs of Sulu. Usually used as head covering, it is made from cotton or silk, square in shape and provided with geometric patterns
Yabing Masalon Dulo
Estelita Bantilan
Haja Amina Appi
Darhata Sawabi
A Gamaba awardee in 2000, pride of Kalinga, and was the founder of Kalinga Budong Dance Troupe.
Uwang Ahadas
Alonzo Saclag
Samoan Sulaiman
Eduardo Mutuc
A Gamaba awardee in 2016 known with the skill of weaving Suwah bekkat (cross-stitch like embellishment) and suwah pendan (embroidery-like embellishment),
Ambalang Ausalin
Salinta Monon
Darhata Sawabi
Haja Amina Appi
A Gamaba awardee in 2004 known with the skill of mat weaving among Sama indigenous community of Ungos Matala, Tawi Tawi.
Ambalang Ausalin
Salinta Monon
Darhata Sawabi
Haja Amina Appi
A pride of Abra, an Ilocano, and a Gamaba awardee in 2012 known with the skill of casque making, a unique, functional, all-weather headpiece made of native gourd or tabungaw.
Teofilo Garcia
Yabing Masalon Dulo
Uwang Ahadas
Samoan Sulaiman
A pride of Oriental, Mindoro, a poet, and a Gamaba awardee in 1993 known with the skill of creating "ambahan", a seven syllable line of poem about love and friendhip.
Uwang Ahadas
Yabing Masalon Dulo
Ginaw Bilog
Samoan Sulaiman
A weaver from South Cotabato, and a Gamaba awardee in 1998 known with the skill of creating "t'nalak", an ikat cloth, a sacred cloth woven by the T'boli people in communities around Lake Sebu, Mindanao island. Traditionally made by women of royal blood, thousands of patterns that reference folklore and stories are known to the T'boli women by memory
Ambalang Ausalin
Salinta Monon
Estelita Bantilan
Lang Dulay
A Gamaba awardee in 1998 known with the skill of textile weaving among Tagabawa Bagobo indigenous community of Dansalan, Davao del Sur. Even at the age of 65, she can identify the design as well as the author of a woven piece just by a glance
Ambalang Ausalin
Salinta Monon
Darhata Sawabi
Haja Amina Appi
A pride of Lamitan, Basilan, and a Gamaba awardee in 2000, known with the skill of his dexterity in playing Yakan musical instruments such as "kwintagan", gabbang, agung, kwintagang kayu, tuntungan and among other native instruments.
Uwang Ahadas
Yabing Masalon Dulo
Ginaw Bilog
Samoan Sulaiman
A Gamaba awardee in 2016 known for her “mat” weaving skill and was originally born with a name. Labnai Tumndan but was changed in the 1950s as an influence by Protestants. She is also known in her old age at 72 as "Princess"
Yabing Masalon Dulo
Estelita Bantilan
Haja Amina Appi
Darhata Sawabi
