LESSON 1 FOR Grade 7- (2nd Quarter)
Arts and Crafts of MIMAROPA (Mindoro,
Marinduque, Romblon and Palawan) and the
Visayas area
MI – Mindoro
MA – Marinduque
RO – Romblon
PA – Palawan
Mindoro – the 7th largest island of the Philippines.
Mangyans – are the indigenous people of Mindoro.
Malasimbo Festival – sustain eco-cultural
development and the preservation of the indigenous
culture and heritage of the Mangyans.
Some of the Mangyan Crafts
1. Mangyan Bracelet
2. Mangyans Basket
Two Kinds of Mangyallcoin purses Baskets
1. Iarayas Basket – it is hexagonal household basket
made in small sizes, from 18 – 20 cm in
diameter.Materials: Buri palm leaf and Nito strips
- Some of the Irayas basket isopen grain basket
made from bamboo strips, which are first blackened
and dried.
2. Hanunoo Baskets – are small, fine and leather like
in texture with padukus design or cross pattern and
the base of the basket is square but the mouth is
round.
Mangyan Men – forge and repair blades for knives,
axes, bolo or long knife, spears and other bladed
instruments.
Mangyan Women – engage in weaving
MARINDUQUE
Moriones Festival – a festival held on Holy Week on
the island of Marinduque, Philippines.
- Men and women wearing costumes and mask
replicating the garb of biblical Roman soldiers.
- also plays a prominent role in Marinduque’s
Culture.
Arts and Crafts in Marinduque
1. Ceramics
2. Pottery
ROMBLON
-it is known as the Marble Country of the
Philippines
Rombloanon – comes from the Visayas “Domblon”
or “Lamyon”which means “sitting”
- it refers to the people and language of Romblon, an
island group of the mainland of southern Luzon.
Romlon Basket – are the source of aesthetic pride
and it is the major industry in Romblon.
Roping – the weaving technique of Romblon
Materials for making Romblon Basket
1. Kokolongkoy vine – a plant that has very stems
and that’s grow along the ground or up
2. Nito Vine – used for durable covered market
baskets and bowls of various sizes.
3. Buri strips
Export Basket Material used
1. Malipali Vine
2. Ungali Vine
3. Sangagap Vine
Other Popular products of Rombloanons
1. Coiled basket
2. Covered jars
3. Open bowls
4. Small coin purses
5. Covered trays
6. men’s hotand salakot
P AL A W A N
- known for its largest marine habitat
- rich in cultural and natural diversity.
Puerto Princesa Underground River
- The longest underground river in the world and an
important site ecological conversation and
awareness.
January 28, 2012 – officially confirmed that PPUR
recognized as the Seven Wonders of Nature.
Manungul Jar – is considered as one of the precious
artifact in Philippines.
- it serves as container for secondary burial of the
deceased love ones.
Arts and Craft of Palawan
1. Salugin – the traditional Tagbanua attire made f
rom pounded bark of tress.
2. Ambalad – a piece of loin cloth and a rattan waist
band.
3. Woven Baskets
Materials: Rattan, Bamboo and Palm leaves of
Buri or Pandan
Ukir – is the popular geometric motif/design with
color green and yellow.
4. Carve wooden pestleor Lalo
5. Mortar or Lasung
6. Bracelet or Luyang
7. Sapukan – the blowgun out of bamboo tree poles
Attachement 2 Negros Island
Buglas the other name of Negros in the pre-Hispanic time
VISAYAS after the type of grass similar to sugarcane grows
abundantly in the island.
Panay Island – one of the largest island of the archipelago Maskara Festival in Bacolod – the most spectacular
lying south of Romblon. display of colors and beauty of the Negrenses.
Miguel Lopez de Legazpi – gave the name Panay Arts and Crafts
which means “there is food” in Spanish. Sinamay is made from abaca (Musa textile) twine and
indigenous plant similar to banana.
Ati – the first people in Panay island.
Cebu is the oldest settlement established by the Spaniards
Marikubo – the chief of the Ati. and second most important metropolitan
center of the Philippines.
Aninipay – the ancient name of Panay island.
Other nicknames of Cebu
Provinces in Panay Island 1. Queen City of the South
1. Iloilo 2. City of Fashion and Design
2. Antique 3. ASEAN City of Culture
3. Kalibo, Aklan
4. Capiz Guitar are popular product of Cebu.
5. Guimaras

Different Festivals in Visayas ACTIVITY:

1. Dinagyang in Iloilo
2. Binirayan in Antique
3. Ati-atihan in Kalibo, Aklan  Draw the Manungul Jar
4. Maggahan in Guimara
5. Aswang in Capiz

Arts and Crafts

Weaving is an act of putting together strips or strands of
materials such as:
Buri/Buli/Romblon/Pandan/Bamboo
To make mats, baskets and other household wares.

A primary form of arts and crafts in Panay Island

Paghahabol – the other name of weaving in Badiangan.

Hablon refers to the hand woven textile, made of jusi

(banana fiber), piña (pineapple fiber), locally grown silk
threads, cotton, rayon and other indigenous materials that
creates an attractive textile of emerald, lavender, pink,
tangerine, and crimson colors.

Pagrarara it banig or mat weaving is often a form of

social interaction.

Salakot – a traditional wide-brimmed hat found in the

Philippines.
- it is usually made of either rattan or reeds, and
one of the traditional hats warn by Filipinos.

Sangget a cutting instrument similar to kawit or harabas

in Southern Luzon and it is used to gather leaves.

Bukog a simple stripping machine made from bamboo and

it is used to remove the thorny sides of the leaves.

Bastos is the first set of pinya fiber.

Linawan is the finer fiber of pinya after bastos.

Palpag is the process until such time the leaves become

soft after the leaves are deeply brown.

Kulhadan a simple machine with blades used to stripped

the leaves after palpag.

Kiyapis are the four strips of bariw leaves.

Taytay is the framework for making a mat.

Kapis is an ideal material for lamps, decors, trays and
souvenir items.