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KALINGA POT
DANCE
Introduction
North Kalinga
G:
Guinamat (Kain) – knee-length
rectangular wrap skirt of
predominantly red hand-woven
material, decorated with beads
and sea shells.
In the past, Kalinga women were
bare breasted and to simulate
this, a skin-tone tight-fitting
blouse is worn; or a yellow gold
sleeveless blouse trimmed with
the same designs as the skirt is
worn.
Large agate, glass, stone and
plastic beads predominantly
colored red, black, white and
yellow are strung to be worn as
necklaces, armbands, earrings ,
choker and headband complete
the female attire.
Witawit – mother-of-pearl
earrings
B:
Baag – G-string of black cloth
with ends accented with red,
green, yellow and white checks,
designs, fringes and pompoms
Lamma – short open-fronted
shirt with short sleeves
Strings of large beads are worn as
chokers and necklaces
Sipat – wristband made of bronze
Red triangular headcloth
accented with bunches of rooster
tail feathers.
The lawi (rooster tail feather
headdress) decorated with red
hibiscus flowers is worn only by
the minger (“hero”)
Southern Kalinga
The Kalingas of the south do not
wear upper garments but are
heavily tattooed (in the past);
instead they wear blankets
(lilabey) like a shawl
Gestures and Steps
Arms
Arms sideward with flex-extend
movements of the elbows like bird
wings
Arms in diagonal position
Arms swinging at sides
Hands on hips
Steps
Light springy steps (leap bounce)
Foot dragging (the other foot
stamps )
Jumps
Dance Sequence (Suggested)
PFDS Sayaw
Volume 7
pp. 16-18
Researcher – Jaime B. Pumakis