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  • It is a burial cloth for the rich people of Mountain Province. It is a Cordilleran term which literally means “rich”. In earlier days, only the grandmothers were allowed to weave burial cloths but now, any able weaver is allowed to weave.
    Kadangyan
  • It is the basic dress for women of Cordillera region. It is a type of wrap-around skirt (tapis in Tagalog).
    Kain
  • It is the smoothy woven mat from Bolinao that is made of dried leaves of palm (buri, raffia, and buntal), dyed and woven.
    Buri Mat
  • It is a traditional Filipino leaf-shaped wafer made from glutinous rice. It originated from the City of Lucban, Quezon. It is used to decorate houses during the Pahiyas Festival.
    Kiping
  • It is a bowl-shaped coil basket of Kalinga that is made from finely split rattan and nito vine. It is used for carrying and storing rice or vegetables.
    Labba
  • Pampanga are known for their special features. Before, Pampanga uses papel de hapon for coverings but were then innovated by using colored plastics as a material for covering.
    Giant Lanterns
  • It is a belt used by mothers after giving birth. It is designed with white beads as accents and patterns of rivers and mountains with bead works on the central portion of the cloth. It is made by Gaddang weavers of Nueva Vizcaya.
    Bakwat
  • In Mountain Province the close examination of these reveal that they have body tattoos similar to patterns found in their textiles.
    Kabayan Mummies
  • It is the art of creating an entrance arch and other decorative materials mainly from bamboo.
    Singkaban
  • It is the headgear for Ivatan women of Batanes that is used to protect them from the heat of the sun and rains.
    Vakul
  • It is a handwoven fabric made by Ilocanos which is more popularly known as “Abel Iloco”.
    Inabel
  • It is a thousand – year tattooing tradition that uses indigenous materials like a charcoal mixed with water in a coconut shell, a thorn of a citrus tree as a needle, a bamboo thorn holder, and a bamboo used to tap it.
    Batok or Mambabatok
  • It is a common ancient artifact symbolizing fertility, prosperity and love found in the Ifugao, Bontoc and other Cordillera regions of the northern Philippines.
    lingling-o or dinumug
  • Are the traditional fabrics in Batangas. In Taal, hand embroideries are characterized by a smooth stitches, fine, composed of fine delicate shapes, embossed, and durable. Barong is an embroidered formal men's wear in the Philippines.
    Piňa and Jusi
  • It is an earthenware jar crafted by a skillful potters with the use of potter’s wheel and kiln. It is made by a grade- A clay and fine sand.
    Burnay