GAMABA Artists Part 3 Flashcards
She was recognized as a master in weaving abel—
Magdalena Gamayo
She is skilled in executing new designs without copying patterns.
Magdalena Gamayo
She learned by herself all traditional patterns of binakol, inuritan (geometric design), kusikos (spiral forms similar to oranges) and sinan- sabong (flowers) by observation and practice.
Magdalena Gamayo
Is an Ilocano maker of tabungaw—a casque or gourd hat.
Teofilo Garcia
.He is metal smith of religious and secular art. He developed his skills in pinukpuk or beaten metal
Eduardo Mutuc
She can execute the suwah bekkat (cross-stitch like embellishment), and suwah pendan
Ambalang Ausalin
She is also renowned for weaving the sinalu’an—this is a design or category of weaves with stripes of a diamond twill technique.
Ambalang Ausalin
Princess. The term of endearment is spoken with the lightness of heart; also with genuine respect, especially from the other mat weavers of Upper Lasang.
Estelita Bantilan
She was expert in making of fine warp ikat textiles. With the GAMABA recognition, it is clear she has prevailed.
Yabing Masalon Dulo
the Ilocano textile hand-woven from local cotton and other fibers.
abel
one the two master designers of the B’laan tribe’s mabal tabih.
She started weaving at the age of 14, creating two “tabih” (handwoven dyed abaka) masterpieces. One of these pieces is displayed at the National Museum.
Yabing Masalon Dulo
mabal tabih
Yabing Masalon Dulo
The finished cloth is traditionally sewn as trousers as well as upper wear.
sinalu’an
When she got married, she raised a family in the foreign faith, but she remains faithful to mat weaving.
Estelita Bantilan
At birth, she was known as Labnai Tumndan—it was a recognizable name in the language of B’laan.
Estelita Bantilan
