This artifacts are from the mountains of Cordilleras. It is pure and its grandeur never fail to impress.
It has the intuitive and synthesizing power that is the essential quality of true art. Art that is the direct product of imagination. |
"Hibwan" (Mt. Province) or Duyo or "Chudo" (Mayaoyao Ifugao)
These were crafted by young people before but now only the old folks have the patience to do it but scarcely you can find someone now. Their creativity is so natural , a God-given talent that can fill out their needs and to their neighbors. And because of travelers and missionaries that reached the mountains, mass production were made because of these middlemen purchasing it as their backload . This is also the reason of more ideas, more design and better quality.
Adornments of the Cordilleras
Indigenous basket and wooden bags
These are found among the various ethno-linguistic groups of Northern Luzon in the Philippines and are made up of rattan, bamboo or wood.
Some of the Northern Philippine tribal groups called Igorots or Cordillerans that weave pasiking are the Apayaos or Isneg, the Tinguian of Abra province, the Kalingas of Kalinga province, the Gaddang, the Bugkalot, the Applai, the Bontocs of Bontoc, Mountain Province, the Ilagod, the Bago, the Kankana-ey, the Balangao, the Ibaloi, the Ifugaos, the Ikalahan, the Kalanguya, the Karao, and the Ilongots.
These are found among the various ethno-linguistic groups of Northern Luzon in the Philippines and are made up of rattan, bamboo or wood.
Some of the Northern Philippine tribal groups called Igorots or Cordillerans that weave pasiking are the Apayaos or Isneg, the Tinguian of Abra province, the Kalingas of Kalinga province, the Gaddang, the Bugkalot, the Applai, the Bontocs of Bontoc, Mountain Province, the Ilagod, the Bago, the Kankana-ey, the Balangao, the Ibaloi, the Ifugaos, the Ikalahan, the Kalanguya, the Karao, and the Ilongots.