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Arts Of Cordillera Region

WOODCRAFTS
- Wood is the raw material of the people of the Cordillera Region in
Manufacturing of artistic shields, decorated containers, home
utensils, figurines and religious images.
Wood Crafts:
1. The Bulol or Ifugao Rice God
2. Ifugao Priests (Mombaki)
The Bulol or Ifugao Rice God
- a carved human figurine into which a certain class of anito is said to
incorporate itself when worshipped
- is an image of a sitting male person that protects the ricefields of
the Igorots or Cordillera mountain peoples, especially, the people of
Ifugao.
Ifugao Priests (Mombaki)
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They are hand carved effigies of Igorot Mumbaki shaman / priests from
Ifugao in the mountains of Luzon.

One of the Mumbai has the traditional sacrificial chicken and the
other has a cup of tapuay, the traditional drink at the ceremonies.
The rustic carvings reveal great character. The wood is dense and
hard with a nice grain and may be a variety of ironwood or
mahogany. It has a great aged patina. Wonderful item for the
Philippines native culture collector.

MUSIC
1. PAS-ING
- Is a guitar made from bamboo.
- A segment of bamboo is cut to include its two node.
- Its two cords are slit from the bamboo itself and raised by a bridge
to produce tension.
- It is played by picking the cords with the fingers or striking with a
stick
2. SULIBAO
- A Philippine musical instrument that looks like a drum. It is played
by tapping it.
- A 'cone-shaped tenor drum', and is used in the traditional music of
the indigenous Ibaloi people of northern Philippines.
3. BALI-ING
- Also called as Nose Flute
- Closed at one end by the node in which the blowing hole is burnt.
- The blowing hole is placed under an angle against the nose and the
player gently blows into the tube.
4. DIWDIW-AS
- Is a native bamboo wind instrument in the Philippines which is a
variation of the well-known panflutes or panpipes.
- It is made of bamboo with one of its end closed via the node of the
bamboo.

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Reporters:
Ana Marie G. Lee
Mary Grace M. Gomera
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Ma. Cazandra M. Bagaporo


Amor G. Quimson
Joseph D. Pacaa

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