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Discover the Artistry of Philippine Weaving

Test your knowledge on the rich tapestry of traditional Philippine weaving and its notable masters! This quiz highlights remarkable artisans, their unique crafts, and their contributions to Filipino heritage.

Learn about various textile arts
Recognize the masters behind the masterpieces
Explore the cultural significance of weaving in the Philippines

9 Questions2 MinutesCreated by WeavingWillow42

Tausug textile weaver from Sulu. She was hailed as an expert in weaving colorful squares of cloth used for the pis syabit and for adornment of the native attire, bags and accessories as well as in teaching the art to the younger generation.

Darhata Sawabi

Salinta Monon

Lang Dulay

Pis Siyabit

Born in 1924, GAMABA awardee. A master weaver of the inabel cloth - the historical cotton fabric bartered for gold in the Galleon Trade and mentioned in the classic Ilocano epic Biag ni Lam-ang.

Magdalena Gamayo

Darhata Sawabi

Teofilo Garcia

Eduardo Mutuc

Is an activity such as weaving, carving, or pottery that involves making things skillfully with your hands.

Craft

Architecture

Caricature

Literature

a local from Bansalan, is also known as the “last Bagobo Weaver”

Salinta Monon

Inabal

Haja Amina Appi

T’nalak

Is a traditional textile made from abaca with a special weave, either in patterns of kinatkat or ine, the cloth with a central panel, worn only by women.

Inabal

T’nalak

Craft

Lang Dulay

is recognized as the master mat weaver among the Sama indigenous community of Ungos Matata. Her colorful mats with their complex geometric patterns exhibit her precise sense of design, proportion and symmetry and sensitivity to color.

Haja Amina Appi

Lang Dulay

Darhata Sawabi

Pis Siyabit

The master dream weaver of the T'boli people and T'nalak weaving living master who knows more than a hundred designs.

Lang Dulay

Darhata Sawabi

Haja Amina Appi

Pis Siyabit

A National Living Treasure Awardee who specializes in making traditional hats made from gourds (upo) or kattokong nga tabungaw.

Teofilo Garcia

Darhata Sawabi

Salinta Monon

Haja Amina Appi

Is known to be a master craftsman of religious and secular art in plated silver and was awarded the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan in 2005.

Eduardo Mutuc

Teofilo Garcia

Salinta Monon

Darhata Sawabi

Discover the Artistry of Philippine Weaving

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