TRADITIONAL TECHNIQUES USED IN PHILIPPINE CONTEMPORARY ARTS ARTS QUARTER 2 - MODULE 2

Question 1

is the manner in which artist use and manipulate materials to achieve the desired formal effect, and communicate the desired concept or meaning, according to his or her personal style.

Answer 1

Technique

Question 2

An example of a Traditional Technique Used in Philippine Contemporary Arts

Answer 2

FABRIC WEAVING OR WEAVING
TEXTILE HAND

Question 3

• is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth.

Answer 3

WEAVING

Question 4

-weaving is one of the most attractive and interesting traditional crafts of the Philippines, imbued with romanticism and laden with cultural significance.

Answer 4

Textile hand

Question 5

What are the WEAVING IN THE PHILIPPINES

Answer 5

Pinilian
T’nalak weaving
Bontoc weave
Kalinga textile

Question 6

The Ilocano still practice hand- weaving using the pedal loom(Pangablan). Their materials are cotton and natural dyes, although now they use store-bought threads and synthetic dyes. They know several weaving techniques and designs, passed down to many generations.

Answer 6

PINILIAN

Question 7

A traditional sacred cloth woven by T’boli people around Lake Sebu, Mindanao island. It represents birth, life, union in marriage and death, and shows the uniqueness and identity of the indigenous group.

Answer 7

T’nalak Weaving

Question 8

A t’nalak traditionally has three colours:

Answer 8

black, red and white.

Question 9

is used for ritual purposes, as an offering to the spirits and during festival celebrations. It is also exchanged between families for food and supplies in the T’bolis’ barter economy, which endures to this day.

Answer 9

T’nalak

Question 10

is based on the concept of performance, order, and balance, which are all fundamental components of the life of the Bontoc people. Weavers represent this notion by weaving from the edge to the center, as well as through the symmetry of cloth production and the recurring warp- striped pattern.

Answer 10

BONTOC WEAVE

Question 11

Bontoc hand woven fabrics are characterized by motifs that include geometric shapes of things around them such as ma, lizard, mountain, rains and flower.

Question 12

is Bontoc’s blanket and clothing. This fabric is used for wanes or men’s Bahag and Tapis among women.

Answer 12

Siniwsiwan

Question 13

The usual color combinations are red and black stripes, as well as the usage of beads, distinguish Kalinga weaving. For example, red denotes boldness, whereas black represents the earth or ground.

Answer 13

KALINGA TEXTILE