ARTS AND

CRAFTS OF
LUZON
HIGHLANDS AND LOWLANDS
ART VOCABULARY
ART VOCABULARY
Indigenous - native to the place

Pre-historic - the period before any written

records were made

Comparisons - to look at two different objects,

artworks, creations and compare them according
to selected criteria.
ART ELEMENTS,
PRINCIPLES AND
PROCESSES
ART ELEMENTS, PRINCIPLES
& PROCESSES
1.Geometric lines - 2. Geometric shapes
different straight or squares, triangles,
curved lines. rectangles, ovals, &
hexagons
ART ELEMENTS, PRINCIPLES &
PROCESSES
3. Repeated design 4. Alternating
one pattern or designs two or
motif or color more patterns, motif
repeated over a or color-alternated
space
ART ELEMENTS, PRINCIPLES &
PROCESSES
5. Graduated
designs - a motif or
pattern that is
repeated but in
graduated size from
small to big, or if is
color, from light to
dark.
ART ELEMENTS, PRINCIPLES &
PROCESSES
6. Mural making
a big artwork which
can be done alone
or with a group,
usually meant for a
wall or wide space
FOLK ARTS FROM
ILOCOS REGION &
CORDILLERA
ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION (CAR)
ILOCOS REGION
ILOCOS REGION
Iloco or Inabel or
Abel Fabric
made from cotton
which undergo
binatbatan or
beating of cotton
balls using
bamboo sticks.
ILOCOS REGION
Panagabel oldest
Ilocano tradition that
they have inherited
from their ancestors.
The main
ingredients of this
loom are tilar, sinulid
and pasensya
(patience).
PANGASINAN
Bolinao
Mats
smoothly-
weaved mats
made from
buri or raffia
leaves.
CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE
REGION (CAR)
BENGUET
Tinalik Baskets
baskets made
from rattan
where farming-
related artistic
expressions are
noticed.
KALINGA
Kalinga Textiles
characterized by
dominant red stripes and
motifs of geometric
patterns as well as nature
symbols interlaced with
white, yellow and black
fibers
IFUGAO
Ikat loincloth
weaving
characterized by
diamond stripes
of white and red
stripes.
IFUGAO
Lingling-o or
Dinumug
amulets used as
fertility symbols
and worn around
the neck
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Hanging coffins
special burial
technique where
humid air and
atmosphere of Mt.
Province caves helped
mummify the bodies.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

Kadangyan
Cloth burial
cloth only used
for rich people.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Tattoo Art a form
of folk art which
signifies a right of
passage from youth
to adult life or
heroism, status in the
community and
bravery.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

Siniwsiwan Bontoc cloth fabric

used for blanket and clothing.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE
Wanes Bontoc
mens G-string
Getup or Lufid
womens wrap.
Ginaspala Belt
worn by married
women of Bontoc.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

Bobo Basket
used to catch
fish in the river.
MOUNTAIN PROVINCE

Suklang
everyday hat used
by men for their
matches, tobacco,
and betel nut for
chewing.
ABRA

Binali Ifugao
grain
container; also
called tinalik.