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Presentors:
Baltazar, Alvin
Delgado, Jeremiah
Diaz, John Nenuel
Members:
Aquino, Kristine
Bacuyag, Marc Andrew
De Leon, Ed Noel
Gipal, Tonee
Soriso, Patricia Mae
I. Discussion
PRE-CONQUEST PERIOD
• “The Period Before Colonialization”
• Covers by the pre-history and early history (900-1521) of the Philippine
archipelago’s inhabitants, the indigenous forebear’s of today’s Filipino people.
• A point in generation where wars and modern civilizations are not present
• Form of living depends on nature; mainly animals (Neolithic), rivers and farming
(Paleolithic) and crafts (Metallic) that later on becomes a society
• Form of arts present includes; music, architecture, sculptures and paintings
A. MUSIC
The ancient Filipinos had music practically for all occasions, for every phase of
life, from birth to death.
Bamboo Zither of Bukidnon
Ethnic dances and songs are usually
accompanied by chordophones such as
TANGKOL or the bamboo zither.
Gangsa of Cordillera
Flat gongs called gangsa, usually made of
copper-and-iron alloy are percussion instrument
valued by the cordillera groups such as
Gaddang.
Kulintang of Maranao
modern term for an ancient instrumental form of
music composed on a row of small, horizontally
laid gongs that function melodically,
accompanied by larger, suspended gongs and
drums.
B. ARCHITECTURE
The ancient Filipinos had first dwelt in caves and has learned the art of
architecture as they moved and hunt for food.
Tausug House
• A modern-like house built on a flat dry land
or a site that slopes towards or upwards the
bodies of water.
Torogan of Maranao
A house that is only for sultan or datu; has a
soaring, salakot-shaped roof, omate beams
and massive posts
D. PAINTINGS
The ancient Filipinos expressed paintings through tattoos and cave carvings.
Pintados
‘the painted ones’ are the inhabitants of the
Visayan islands as described by the first
Spaniards to set eyes upon them, would use
sharp metal instruments previously heated
over fire.
Silup of Kalinga
The tattooing imitated the upper garment
worn by the men of the north Kalinga.
The women of south Kalinga painted their
faces a bright red.
Petroglyphs
The Angono Petroglyphs is the oldest known
work of art in the Philippines.
There are 127 human and animal figures
engraved on the rock wall dating back to
3000 B.C.
II. Evaluation