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Lang Dulay was a Filipino weaver from T'boli who received the National Living Treasures Award for preserving her people's tradition of weaving T'nalak fabric from abaca fiber. She learned weaving from her mother at age 12 and was known for maintaining traditional motifs in her weaving designs despite commercial influences. She had over 100 patterns memorized, some based on her dreams, earning her the name "dreamweaver".

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Lang Dulay (August 3, 1928 - April 30, 2015) Was A

Lang Dulay was a Filipino weaver from T'boli who received the National Living Treasures Award for preserving her people's tradition of weaving T'nalak fabric from abaca fiber. She learned weaving from her mother at age 12 and was known for maintaining traditional motifs in her weaving designs despite commercial influences. She had over 100 patterns memorized, some based on her dreams, earning her the name "dreamweaver".

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Lang Dulay (August 3, 1928 - April 30, 2015) was a

Filipino traditional weaver who was a recipient of the


National Living Treasures Award.

She is credited with preserving her people's tradition of


weaving T'nalak, a dyed fabric made from refined abaca
fibre.

She first learnt weaving at the age of 12 from her mother,


Luan Senig.

She is known for maintaining the use of traditional motifs


in T'nalak weaving amidst commercialization of the craft
which saw the introduction of more modern designs by
non-T'bolis. She notably had a mental repertoire of around
100 patterns and designs: some of these were based on
her dreams, hence her description as a "dreamweaver".

Salinta Monon was a Filipino textile weaver who was


the one of two recipients of the National Living
Treasures Award in 1998. She was known for her
Bagobo- Tagabawa textiles and was known as the "last
Bagobo weaver". She weaves a design for three to four
months. In a month she can weave fabric which can be
used for a single abaca tube skirt which measures 3.5 x
0.42 meters. Her favorite design is the binuwaya or
crocodile which is said to be among the most difficult to weave.

Darhata Sawabi is a weaver of pis syabit - the traditional cloth


tapestry worn as a head covering by the Tausug of Jolo, from
Barangay Parang, in the island of Jolo, Sulu province.

Daharta Sawabi's art of textile weaving and especially of the pis


syabit has been passed down generation by generation. Pis syabit
weaving is a difficult art. Preparing the warp alone already takes
three days. It is a very tiring and mechanical task. Daharta Sawabi
has based her art by generations before her, keeping the old at
afresh. The community of weavers recognizes her expertise in the
craft. She has a passion to show the younger generation the ways
of textile weaving.
Haja Amina Appi (25 June 1925, in Ungos Matata,
Tandubas, Tawi-Tawi-2 April 2013) was recognized as the
master mat weaver among the Sama indigenous community
of Ungos Matata. Mat weaving has be praised upon for it
requires patience and high precision, in which you should
master the proportions and the symmetrical pattern you will
weave. A number of calculations is required to ensure that
geometric patterns will mirror or at least complement each
other. Haja Amina, however, calculates it out of ease. Relying
on her experience and instinct. She has been called the
¨weaver of rainbows¨ for rather than the traditional plain-white
weaves the Sama people make. She uses dyes and
symmetrical patterns that astound anyone who sees. She has
been respected because of the uniqueness and complexity
she has displayed in her designs.

Weaving since she was 16, Magdalena Gamayo or “Lola


Magdalena” is a master weaver who not only weaves
traditional Ilocano textile but also designs new patterns.
One of her designs employs a difficult weaving technique
called pinilian meaning partially. The weave produces a
unique pattern that resembles a string of flowers thus its
name, inubon a sabong. This aided in her nomination to the
GAMABA award in 2012.

Alonzo Saclag, Music and Dance – Lubugan, Kalinga Province, 2000

He created a cultural village and park


called Awichon and campaigns for the promotion
of the Kalinga culture in their local schools. He is
Alonzo Saclag, an artist with an unwavering
passion for the traditional arts of his province. He
taught himself to play traditional Kalinga musical
instruments and the Kalinga ritual dance
movements.
Frederico Caballero, Poetry/ Epic Chant – Sulod,
Bukidnon, 2000

From a family of epic chanters, Frederico “Tuohan”


Caballero quickly fell in love with the art
of suginadon or epic. He helped pioneer the first
School of Living Tradition (SLT) in the Visayas. He
continues to pass on the tradition by authoring
books, recordings, and teaching the next
generation of epic chanters.

Teofilo Garcia, Casque Making – San Quintin,


Abra, 2012

As a farmer, Teofilo Garcia makes use of every


part of his crops. One of these is the upo or
bottle gourd that he turns into tabungaw, conical
helmets traditionally used by Ilocanos. He has
also invented a gadget to precisely process
rattan to use for decorating. He established a
training program of raising gourds
and tabungaw-making in his area.

Uwang Ahadas, Yakan Music – Lamitan,


Basilan, 2000

To the Yakan people, serenading the rice


crops is believed to caress the plants, rousing
them from a deep sleep, encouraging them to
grow and yield more fruit. Uwang Ahadas is a
master of this agricultural tradition of playing
the kwintangan kayu. He also taught himself to
play other traditional music of his people, the
Yakan.
Eduardo Mutuc, Metalwork – Apalit, Pampanga, 2004

Eduardo Mutuc is the artist of many religious pieces of silver,


bronze, and wood seen in churches. His works could be as
large as forty feet tall or so small and delicate that it requires
detailed craftsmanship. Eduardo became a master in silver
plating, a skill required to make the gold decorations of many
secular decorations.

Ginaw Bilog is a Hanunoo Mangyan poet from Mansalay,


Oriental

Mindoro. He is considered as a master of the Ambahan poetry.


This wisdom is his key to the understanding of the Mangyan
soul. In 1993, he was given the Gawad sa Manlilikha ng Bayan
award. He grew up in such a cultural environment. Already
steeped in the wisdom that the ambahan is a key to the
understanding of the Mangyan soul, Ginaw took it upon himself
to continually keep scores of ambahan poetry recorded, not
only on bamboo tubes but on old, dog-eared notebooks passed
on to him by friends.

Most treasured of his collection are those inherited from his


father and grandfather, sources of inspiration and guidance for
his creative endeavors.
Masino Intaray was a Filipino poet, bard artist, and musician who is a Palawannative known for
his performance of the local traditions of basal, kulilal and bagit. He is also a recipient of the
National Living Treasure recognition.

Intaray was born on April 10, 1943 in Makagwa Valley and lived Brooke's Point, Palawan. He is
known for playing multiple indigenous instruments namely the basal (gong), aroding (mouth
harp), and the babarak (ring flute). Intaray is also known for his performance of kulilal or songs
and bagit, a form of vocal music.

The Palawan native was married and had four children. Intaray died on November 30, 2013 due
to complications from diabetes which included multiple bouts of stroke. He was aged 70.

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