Drawing the Cultural

Communities of Visayas
Art 4: Lesson 2
Cultural Community

 people who share or more unique characteristics such

as national origin, ethnicity, or religion.
 the diversity of it makes our Filipino Heritage
dynamic.
 it has unique attire, accessories, religious practices, and
lifestyle.
Cultural Community

Artists today continue to study the

culture we have.
 it inspire them to apply these
indigenous arts to create contemporary
 Ati
 also known as Aeta, Ayta, and Ita.
 first settlers in the country and lived in
the mountains of Visayas in Negros and
Panay.
 excellent in hunting and food gathering. https://www.manilatimes.net/2017/02/27/sports/ae
ta-warriors-hold-marksmanship-

 they practice freshwater and sea fishing, competition/314531/

and ariculture.
Clothing, Body Accessories, and
Other Visual Arts
Simple clothing.
Cloth wraparound skirts are worn by young women.
Bark cloth for elder women.
Waist cloth for elder men.
Ati wear modern clothing nowadays.
Clothing, Body Accessories,
and Other Visual Arts

Men’s Clothing Women’s Clothing

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people-one-of-first-natives-of.html letter-to-moms-aeta-up-grad-a1154-20180620?reg=feed_1
Clothing, Body Accessories, and
Other Visual Arts
 Wear earplugs made of flowers and
leaves.
 Their necklace is made of black,
white, and brown seeds or dried wild
berries.
https://facesofsm
 They wear neckbands and armbands e.com/katutubon
g-kamay-
made of braided rattan and wild pig handicrafts-co/

bristles.
Clothing, Body Accessories, and
Other Visual Arts
Household materials have
etching art, angular patterns
and geometric designs
especially their arrows that
they use in hunting.
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:9754ajfClark_Museum_P
ampanga_Heritage_Port_Interiorfvf_41.jpg
Clothing, Body Accessories, and
Other Visual Arts
They are skilled in
weaving and plaiting.
Mats, bracelets, and
wallets are the handicrafts
they made and sell them.
http://mybeautifuliloilo.blogspot.com/2012/08/sitio-nagpana-indigenous-tourism-
of.html
Shelter, Religious Practices, and Lifestyle
 Atis prefer to live near the area where there
is good water supply.
 Lean-to is a traditional shelter that is both a
roof and a wall made of tree branches,
twigs, and leaves.
 They used to be nomads, but because of
the decreasing of the mountain’s resources,
they now live in more permanent
https://i1.wp.com/wanderingbakya.com/wp-
settlements.
content/uploads/2016/06/agta.jpg
 Shelter, Religious Practices, and Lifestyle
 Atis believed in good and bad environmental spirits that is why they
have care and are concerned for nature.
 They also believe that all living things are the friends of man.
 Spears, bows and arrows, and traps are the tools they use for hunting
and gathering food.
 Being an independent person, they discovered the medicinal plants
which they use and sell as well.
 Organic Lines
 are irregular and curved
lines that can be seen in
https://www.shutterstock.com/search/organic+lines
nature .
Inorganic Lines
 are straight lines that
form a geometric shapes.
https://www.deviantart.com/senshisoldier/art/Inorganic-Line-Image-
282758736
Stylized Shapes
 simplified versions
of organic shapes. https://www.designtrends.com/graphic-web/geometric-
shapes.html

Crayon Resists
 it means that the crayon will
repel the watercolor away from it.
It’s like a magic!
https://entertainyourtoddler.com/crayon-resist-art/