GRADE 7 - MAPEH (ARTS) QUARTER 3 - WEEK 1-4 · Arts and Crafts of Mindanao (Attire, Textiles and Tapestries) · Artifacts of Mindanao · Architecture in Mindanao · Historical Significance of the Arts and Crafts of Mindanao

[Audio] GOOD MORNING STUDENTS TODAY WE WILL BE DISCUSSING ABOUT ARTS AND CRAFTS OF MINDANAO ARTIFACTS OF MINDANAO ARCHITECTURE OF MINDANAO HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS OF MINDANAO.

[Audio] FIRST WE WILL DISCUSS THE ATTIRE , TEXTILES AND TAPESTRIES Attire, Textiles, and Tapestries Mindanao Referred to as " The Land of Promise," is the second largest and the southernmost island in the Philippine archipelago. Mindanao also has the largest concentration of ethnolinguistic groups and culturally- diverse islands. These groups are mostly Muslims from Badjao, Iranun, Jama Mapun, Kalagan, Kalibugan ( Subanen who were converted to Islam), Monobo, Maguindanao, Sama Bangingi, Sama Pangutaran, Samal, Sangil, Tausug and Yakan groups. Other groups are the Lumads, or those who have maintained their indigenous beliefs and traditions instead of converting to Islam or Christianity. Some Lumad groups in Mindanao are the Bagobos and the T'bolis. Before Islam came to the Philippines, early Filipinos worshipped nature and believe that plants and inanimate objects are home to ancestral spirits. They also believed that natural phenomena are caused by gods. This indigenous belief system is called animism..

[Audio] The Traditional Clothing of the B'laan The Bilaan or B'laan is an ethnolinguistic group that inhabit some parts of South Cotabato, and Davao del Sur. Bilaan is a combination of two words, " bila," which means " house, and "an," which means " people." Bilaan wear clothes woven from abaca embellished with embroidery, buttons, and beads. They weave highly polished abaca textiles using the ikat process. Ikat is a process of dyeing the fabric where the yarns are tightly wrapped with strings and dyed before weaving. The textiles usually contain three-colors- shade of black or brown, red, or ochre (darker shade of orange), and ecru (the color of the undyed abaca)..

[Audio] The Traditional Clothing of the Bagobo and the T'boli Bagobos are group of people that live in Davao. According to anthropologists, the name of this ethnolinguistic group comes from the words" bago" (new) and "obo" ( growth). This is because they are believed to have come from the mixture of the native population with the Hindu migrants that entered the Mindanao during the Sri Vijayan and Majapahit empires.They make their ceremonial clothes from special textileswoven from abaca fibers called t'nalak. Their t'nalak is woven from deep brown abaca treated in the ikat process to obtain intricate designs. Only the women can weave the fabric. BELOW IS THE SAMPLE PICTURE OF BAGOBO TRIBE AND ITS CEREMONIAL CLOTH CALLED TINALAK.

[Audio] Tiboli The T'boli who live in and around Lake Sebu, South Cotabato, are famous for their complicated beadwork, wonderful woven fabrics, and beautiful brass ornaments. The weavers believe that their gods and ancestors visit them in their dreams to teach them the designs and patterns that they must weave.The practice of making t'nalak has been passed down from generation to generation for many centuries now. Each design has its own meaning such as snake, flowers, or people's name. Like Bagobos, they regard the t'nalak as sacred. Traditional wedding rituals involve the exchange of this textiles. The common colors are tones of red, black, and brown. Below the pictures of tiboli tribe and woven traditional cloth..

[Audio] Traditional Clothing of the Maranao Maranao means the " People of the lake," referring to people who occupy the lands surrounding Lake Lanao. They are famous for their artworks, intricate weaving, wood carving, metal craft, and their epics. The Maranaos are known for their malong. It is a traditional Filipino tubeskirt that can be used in many ways. It is a multi-colored cotton-cloth, bearing a variety of geometric or floral designs. It can be used in many ways. Women wera it as a skirt , a dress, a blouse or a gown. The malong is important part of the Maranao life. A newborn is wrapped in and, as he or she grows , it becomes a part of his or her daily life as clothing and as material for everyday use. When the person dies, he or she is once again wrapped in a malong. A traditional dance called Kapa Malong Malong or Sambisa Malong, demonstrates the various ways of wearing a malong and its uses..

[Audio] Yakan Basilan is the home to the yakans. They are popular for their skills in weaving. they weave very intricate designs in their textiles, which they use for their clothes and other accessories. Yakan fabrics are traditionally used as garments. The seputangan is a square cloth used by the Yakan women as head cover or as belt. The budjulapi is a tight blouse with long sleeves. It is ornamented with gold, silver, or bronze buttons. The sawal is the traditional tight-fitting trousers made of Yakan fabric characterized by its vertical stripes. The pinalantupan, a type of skirt, is layered over the trousers..

[Audio] THE NEXT LESSON IS ALL ABOUT THE ARTIFACTS OF MINDANAO LESSON 2 : ARTIFACTS OF MINDANAO Maitum jar these jars and pots were discovered in some caves of Mindanao and Palawan dated have been in existence since 5 BC, the Maitum jars could very well have been one of the first creations of the Filipino race. These people could possibly have been of the first wave of immigrants from Africa, passing to the Indian Ocean passing the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East, Australia and west towards Melanesia, from there, their people of smaller stock then took small fishing vessels navigating to as far as the South China Seas, and in the Philippines Island. B. Wooden Boats of Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Southern Mindanao. There are several " Wooden Boats" or " Balangays" discovered in Butuan, Agusan del Norte, Southern Mindanao. The word " Barangay" was also derived from the word balangay which refers to the smallest political and state community..

[Audio] C. Golden Tara Wawa River, Agusan, Mindanao If other Asian countries have their own Golden Buddha, early Filipinos also have the " Golden Tara"which is an image of a female deity. It was accidentally found by a Manobo woman at the riverbanks of the Wawa River, Agusan, Mindanao. Brass wares kulintang, gongs and even the elaborate designs of a Muslim jar are brass wares popularly made in Mindanao, particularly theoldest city in the region, Cotabato City..

[Audio] NEXT IS THE ARCHITECTURE IN MINDANAO LESSON 3 : ARCHITECTURE IN MINDANAO PANOLONG The Panolong is a wing-like ornament of a torogan flaring out from the beams. This okir carving usually features the naga or serpent, pakorabong or stylized fern, as well as floral and star- and-buds motifs. 2. MALONG The malong istraditional Filipino rectangular or tube-like wraparound skirt bearing a variety of geometric or okir designs. The malong is traditionally used as a garment by both men and women of the numerous ethnic groups in the mainland Mindanao and parts of the Sulu Archipelago. 3. FACE DECORATIONS Tanyak Tanyak is a unique face painting custom to Yakan tribal culture. Worn only for wedding ceremonies; circles, spots and bamboo diamond patterns are printed in the skin using bamboo implements and a thick mixture of white flour and water. The patterns are said to have no symbolic meaning but have been used for centuries as a form of cosmetic decoration long before commercial products were accessible..

[Audio] 4. YAKANS They are known to be the original inhabitants of Basilan. They are known descendants of Dyaks of Borneo because of similarities in the physical feature. 5. YAKAN WEAVING Yakan weaving uses bright, bold and often contracting colors in big symmetrical patterns. The inspiration for designs comes from the village were so kind, conscientious, and creative. The settlement had such spirit and the weavers were the pride of the community. The traditional Yakan art of weaving originated from the Island of Basilan, and there is no better place to witness this living art than in the Yakan homeland of Lamitan. The Yakan village in the Upper Calarian is famous among local and foreign tourists because of their art weaving..

[Audio] 6. TOROGAN The torogan is the ancestral house of the upper – class Maranao. It is the dwelling place of the datu along with his wives and children.There could not be any house larger than the torogan of the datu within the sultanate, for this signifies rank, prestige, and wealth. A torogan is built on top of up to seven large stones that are half buried, making it sturdy against floods. There are no partitions inside the torogan house except for a small room called lamin with okir carvings, usually reserved for the datu's daughter.The sarimanok, a colorful chicken design, is also a common feature at the roof of a torogan..

[Audio] 7. VINTA The vinta is a traditional outrigger boat from the Philippine island of Mindanao. The boats are made by Sama-Bajau, Tausug and Yakan peoples living in the Sulu Archipelago, Zamboanga peninsula, and southern Mindanao. Vinta are characterized by their colorful rectangular lug sails ( bukay) and bifurcated prows and sterns, which resemble the gaping mouth of a crocodile. Smaller undecorated versions of the vinta used for fishing are known as ton.daan. The name "vinta" is predominantly used in Zamboanga, Basilan, and other parts of mainland Mindanao. It is also known as pilang or pelang among the Sama-Bajau of the Tawi-Tawi islands; dapang or depang among the Tausug in Sulu; and balanda or binta in Yakan in Basilan. It can also be generically referred to as lepa-lepa, sakayan, or bangka, which are native names for small outrigger vessels..

[Audio] 8. BALANGHAY Balangay was one of the first native words the Europeans learned in the Philippines. Spanish chronicler, Pigafetta who was with Ferdinand Magellan when setting foot in the country ( 1521) called the native boats balangai or balanghai. This word appears as either balangay or barangay, with the same meaning, in all the major languages of the Philippines. Early colonial Spanish dictionaries make it clear that balangay and barangay were originally pronounced " ba-la-ngay" and " ba-ra-ngay", but due to centuries of Spanish influence, the modern barangay is pronounced "barang-gay" in Filipino today.

[Audio] THE LAST LESSON FOR THIS SUBJECT WHICH IS THE LESSON 4 : Historical Significance of the Arts and Crafts of Mindanao Mindanao Pottery The Maitum anthropomorphic burial jars are earthenware secondary vessels discovered in 1991 by the National Museum of the Philippines' archaeological team in Ayub Cave, Barangay Pinol, Maitum, Sarangani Province, Mindanao, Philippines. The jars are anthropomorphic characterized by a design that suggests human figures with complete or partial facial features of the first inhabitants of Mindanao. Furthermore, they give emphasis to the Filipinos' popular belief of life after death. TIboli Wood Carvings and Brass Casting and Pottery Artisans use the lost-wax casting method to produce more copies of sculpture with intricate designs such as bells, boxes and figures. The mold is made from wax then using this mold, covers with clay. Molten brass is then poured into the clay cast which melts and replaces the wax to form the finished product..

[Audio] Basket weaving Baskets are mainly used by the Mindanaoans for their occupation. They use them as a storage for their food when they need to go to mountain terraces to cultivate their lands. A basket is needed for carrying grains, hunting animals, and fishing in the streams. Baskets made of bamboo become their fish traps; the shape and size of baskets are according to the kind of fish they want to catch. Jewelry Since the early 16th century, jewelry making in the country has been in existence. It is believed that the skill of our early Filipino in making jewelry are adopted from their Asian neighbors like the Chinese. Jewelry-making is a source of livelihood for the family and it is traditionally a home-based industry..

[Audio] Sarimanok The Sarimanok is a legendary bird of the Maranao people who originate from Mindanao, a major island in the Philippines and part of the Philippine Mythology. It comes from the words " sari" and " manok". " Sari" means "assorted", which is generally of assorted colors. " Manok" means " chicken". It has become a significant symbol of Maranao art. It is depicted as a fowl with colorful wings and feathered tail, holding a fish on its beak or talons. The head is profusely decorated with scroll, leaf, and spiral motifs. It is said to be a symbol of good fortune. I hope you will experience meaningful learning and gain a deep understanding of the lessons amidst the COVID- 19 pandemic. Say to yourself with confidence, "I CAN DO IT!" Stay safe! Stay learning! God bless!.