ARTS AND CRAFTS OF MINDANAO
Mindanao
THA LAND OF PROMISE.
Second largest island in the Philippine.
Largest concentration of ethno linguistic
groups.
a. Muslim from the badjao, iranun, jama
mapun,kalagan, kalibugan
b. Islam or Christianity from the Manobo,
maguindanao, sama, banging, sama pangutaran,
samal, sangil, tausug, yakan.
Lesson 1: attire, textile and tapestries
1. THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING OF THE B’LAAN
Bilaan or b’laan found at south cotabato,
north cotabato and davao del sur.
B’laan is a combination of two words, BILA
which means house and AN which means
people.
A process of dyeing the fabric in which the
yarns have been tie-dyed before weaving they
call ikat.
2. THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING OF THE BAGOBO
bagobo live in davao.
bago mean new and obo mean growth
t’nalak only the women are allowed to weave
this fabric.
mens wear t’nalak shorts, undershirts and t’nalak
coat
bagani hero/warrior wear blood red clothes and
a head kerchief called tangkulu
women t’nalak skirts and blouses, their blouses
are adorn w/ floral patterns, checkers or paisley
prints.
3. THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING OF THE T’BOLI
live in around lake sebu, south
cotabato.
t;nalak as sacred cloth which is
exchanged during marriage and used
as a cover during births.
t’nalak has been passed down from
generation to generation for many
centuries, each design has its own
meaning such as snake, flowers or
peoples name.
4. THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING OF THE MARANAO
maranao means PEOPLE OF THE LAKE referring
to people who occupy the lands surronding lake
lanao.
maranao are known for their malong, malong is a
traditional filipino tube skirt that is made of hand
woven or machine made.
malong used as basket, sleeping bag, bathrobe,
baby carriage.
a traditional dance in maranao called KAPA
MALONG MALONG OR SAMBISA MALONG
demonstrates the various ways of wearing a
malong and its uses.
5. THE TRADITIONAL CLOTHING OF THE YAKAN
basilan is the home to the yakans.
seputangan is a square cloth used by the
yakan women as a head cover or as belt.
badjulapi is a tight blouse with long sleeves.
sawal is the traditional tight fitting trousers
made of yakan fabric characterized by its
vertical stripes.
pinalantupan a type of skirt is layered over the
trousers.
1. Bila means ____________.
2. An means _____________.
3. Bago means ___________.
4. Obo means____________.
5. Maranao means ___________.
6. Bagani means _____________.
7. Mindanao refered to as ___________________.
8. Traditional dance in maranao called
_____________.
9. basilan is the home town of ___________.
10. ------------- as sacred cloth which is
exchanged during marriage.
Muslim in what ethno
linguistic groups?
Islamor Christianity in
what ethno linguistic
groups?
1. House
2. People
3. New
4. Growth
5. People of the lake
6. Hero/ warrior
7. The land of promise
8. Kapa malong malong or sambisa malong
9. Yakans
10. T’nalak
Muslim from the
1. badjao, 2. iranun, 3.jama mapun,
4. kalagan, 5. kalibugan
Islam or Christianity from the
1.Manobo, 2.maguindanao,
3. sama, 4. banging,
5. sama pangutaran, 6. samal,
7. sangil, 8.tausug,
9. yakan.
God bless,
Happy new year
Answer the following:
_____ 1.a traditional dance which demonstrates the
various ways of wearing a malong and its uses.
_____2. sacred cloth which is exchanged during
marriages and used as a cover during births.
_____3. the traditional tight fitting trousers made of a
yakan fabric characterized by its vertical strips design.
_____4. sequin like capiz shells used to give a distinct
design and color to their clothes.
_____5. most common materials used by the
ethnolinguistic groups in mindanao for weaving cloth.
_____6. a process of dyeing the fabric in which the
yarns have been tie- dyed before weaving.
_____7. a square cloth used by the yakan women
as a head cover or as belt.
_____8. the common colors tones found in a
bagobos t’ nalak.
_____9. the common colors tones found in a
t’bolis t’nalak.
_____10. features long skirts for the women,
frequently woven with metallic threads, and
shorter, wrap- around skirts for the men.
