Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
AND
PRECOLONIAL ARTS
Clothing, textile
METALLURGY/ JEWELRY/WEAPONRY
A highly-developed art in pre-colonial Philippines
as its early inhabitants have a penchant for personal
ornamentation Sophisticated metallurgy
techniques were employed in the production of
jewelry, weapons, and other objects
CLOTHING TEXTILE/ BODY ORNAMENTATION
BOXER CODEX
A manuscript written around 1590 which contains
illustrations of the inhabitants of the Philippine
islands at the time of their first contacts with the
Spaniards
Contains descriptions and 75 colored drawings of
various ethno-linguistic groups in their distinctive
costumes
Bontoc
Ifugao
Kankanaey
Ibaloi
Isneg (Apayao)
Kalinga
Traditionally agricultural and hunters
Resisted Spanish subjugation
Created payao or rice paddies in steps to
make the steep terrain of the mountains
and hills suitable for wet agriculture
The 2,000-year-old payao in Banaue is
most famous, carved into the mountains
by the ancestors of northern Philippine
highlanders largely by bare hands and
minimal equipment
ARTFORMS
Metallurgy
Basketry
Weaving, textile, costume
Body ornament, jewelry
Architecture
Sculpture (woodcarving)
METALLURGY
The gangsa is a flat gong made of brass
or bronze played by males and played
during feasts, ceremonies, and rituals
BASKETRY
* Hunting basket/raincoat
BODY ORNAMENT AND JEWELRY
Whang-od, a Kalinga mambabatok and the
oldest tattoo artist in the Philippines
WEAVING, TEXTILE AND COSTUME
Ifugao textile with stripes geometric
human pattern
WEAPONRY
WOODCARVING