Lesson 5 Flashcards
materials that are natural or inherent from the place or locality. It has been there right from the start. All indigenous art materials are local materials but not all local art materials are indigenous.
Indigenous Art Material
could be a mix of indigenous art materials and introduced art materials. Local art materials can be classified as traditional and non-traditional.
Local Art Material
available locally are those that are usually bought from department stores and bookstores.
Traditional Art Material
are materials that are not usually used in creating art
Non-Traditional Art Material
Local Art Materials
Traditional Art Materials and Non Traditional Art Materials
The plant can be found in plantations in the Bicol Region and in the different regions of Mindanao
Abaca
•used for woodcarving, improvised cooking utensils and myriads of other uses.
•Laminated coconut shells are considered as almost the same as the quality and appearance of turquoise shells or ivory.
Coconut Shells
•also called coconut fiber.
•a natural fiber extracted from the outer husk of coconut and used in products such as floor mats, doormats, brushes and mattresses.
Coconut Coir
•mistakenly identified as a tree, is actually a kind of grass.
•Classified scientifically as a plant of the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae.
•The bamboo stem has plenty of uses and one of its prominent use is in creating art.
Bamboo
•come from the windowpane oyster, a bivalve marine mollusk in the family of Placunidae.
•They are abundant in the Philippines, commonly found along the coastal waters.
•Cleaned and processed capiz shells are used for various artistic applications like windows, lanterns, and walling
Capiz
•is a naturally renewable palm belonging to the subfamily Calamoideae of climbing palms.
•It is widely used as furniture, handicrafts, and building material.
•It is grown in plantations in Western Visayas and Mindanao.
Rattan
•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.
•They are found on sandy seafloor around the Philippine islands.
Cowrie Shells
•which are old or discarded articles, are considered useless or of little value but for the creative eyes of an artist they are essential in creating a well-known art form called junk art.
•The discarded materials stored or hidden away inside homes or thrown in garbage bins are usually made up of plastic, wood and metal.
Junk
•falling off from branches of trees and plants are inexhaustible.
•Ranging from pale yellow to dark brown, dried leaves are plentiful throughout the year.
•Dried leaves art is already considered a craft of its own.
•Palm, pandanus, or sea grass leaves are used to create artistic mats or banig.
Dried Leaves
•can be acquired from farms and rural areas.
•Others can be bought commercially like corn, sorghum, mung beans, sunflower and the like.
•Seed art can be found in certain localities. •They are distinct for their creative and colorful designs.
Plant Seeds
•rock is any naturally occurring solid mass or aggregate of minerals or mineraloid matter.
•Sand is a granular material composed of finely divided mineral particles.
•rocks and sand of various types are abundant.
•They vary in size and color, allowing for varied art forms
Rocks and Sand
•is a cylindrically shaped fibers.
•The supple ivory white strands are quite durable and have good dyeing qualities.
•this is obtained from the stalk of unopened leaves of the talipot palm and used in making hats.
•Can be found in the towns of Sariaya and Lucban
Buntal
•is extracted from matured leaves of buri plant.
•the fiber is durable and resistant to moisture.
•is the largest palm endemic in the Philippines.
•grows abundantly in Isla Verde, Batangas
Buri
•is a plant belonging to the fern family that grows abundantly in the Hinterlands of Mindanao.
•is a forest vine abundant in their environment which they use to weave the traditional baskets, hats, trays and jars of different shapes and sizes.
Nito
•is an aromatic plant prized for its sweet floral fragrance and versatility.
•fibers found in Pandan leaves are proven to be ideal in making handicrafts.
•a study also presented the utilization of Pandan for the production of paper as an alternative to wood.
Pandan
•is produced from the epidermal membrane on the underside of the leaf fronds.
•The membrane is taken off to create a long thin fiber, which can be made into twine, rope and used in tree grafting
Raffia
•quite common among Filipino backyards and farms, santol is mostly known for its fruit that is popularly consumed and used as an ingredient.
•it is less dense than Narra, but it is way easier to work with and polish.
•it is also highly resistant to wood borers which makes it ideal for skeletal framework.
Santol Wood
•is a large, erect and aquatic or marshy herb plant.
•it is found in Central Luzon to Mindanao.
•It abounds in fresh water swamp, and in newly opened rice land at low tides
Tikiw
•belongs to sea grasses.
•It is a native reed plant used as raw material for mat weaving.
•It is also combined with other indigenous fibers to form different products like bags, floor decorative mats, hampers, newspaper racks, and holder
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